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NEW YORK -- Closer Jeurys Familia and setup man Addison Reed were out, even before the first pitch. Then starter Gabriel Ynoa got yanked after just two innings.A day after burning through 10 pitchers in a stirring win, the New York Mets needed someone to own the mound.Hansel Robles provided a big boost from the bullpen Friday night, escaping a seventh-inning jam and finishing a 10-5 win over Philadelphia that kept the Mets atop the NL wild-card race.Hansel stepped up and got us through it, manager Terry Collins said, later adding, really saved us.The Mets are a game ahead of San Francisco for the first NL wild-card spot, with St. Louis a half-game behind the Giants.Michael Conforto hit a three-run homer that capped a six-run rally in the fifth inning. Robles preserved a 7-5 lead in the seventh, getting pinch hitter Tommy Joseph to ground into an inning-ending double play with the bases loaded.It was a pivotal spot. He threw me a BP (batting practice) fastball or changeup, Im not sure, Joseph said.Robles stayed in, didnt allow a hit and earned his first career save.Its a sense of pride for me to do that, he said through a translator.Collins emptied his bullpen in a 9-8, 11-inning win over the Phillies on Thursday night. With his team competing for a playoff spot, Collins didnt hesitate to pull Ynoa, who gave up two quick runs on five hits and a walk.I just said I dont like the way this is going, Collins said.Collins said before the game he wouldnt bring in Reed and Familia because of their recent workload. Josh Smoker (3-0) pitched one inning.Collins kept turning to his bench, using three straight pinch hitters in a three-run seventh.You come to the park these days, you know youre going to get into the game, he said.Maikel Franco homered for the second straight day and pinch hitter Darin Ruf also connected for the Phillies.Phillies starter Jeremy Hellickson (12-10) was coming off his first shutout since 2011. He took a 3-1 lead into the fifth, but the Mets loaded with one out. Curtis Granderson singled home a run and Kelly Johnson hit an RBI single, with another run scoring when rookie right fielder Roman Quinn overran the ball for a 4-3 lead.Frank Herrmann relieved and Conforto homered over the left-field wall. Phillies relievers entered the game with a 1-7 record, seven blown saves and a 6.13 ERA in September -- they let leads get away in the ninth inning and again in the 11th Thursday night.Cesar Hernandez and Quinn hit RBI singles in the second off Ynoa. Hernandez has safely reached in 28 straight games, matching the best streak by a Phillies player since Chase Utley in 2011.Travis dArnaud doubled in the Mets second for his first RBI in nearly a month.TOUGH GUYMets SS Asdrubal Cabrera left in the eighth inning, a few innings after fouling a ball off his right knee. Cabrera fell to the ground, was checked by a trainer and stayed in. Cabrera has been dealing with a banged-up left knee, and Collins said he might need to give him a day off.I dont think thats going to happen, Cabrera said.TRAINERS ROOMPhillies: RHP Jeanmar Gomez is feeling fine, but manager Pete Mackanin says he wont close for a couple of days. Gomez gave up a tying home run to Jose Reyes in the ninth inning Thursday night, and is 0-2 with a 16.20 ERA in 10 games this month.Mets: RHP Noah Syndergaard has been scratched from his start Saturday night because of strep throat. 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A statement from the worlds top-ranked player says all checks "were satisfactory and showed positive evolution" regarding the injury, which contributed to his loss to Stanislas Wawrinka in the final in Melbourne. CHICAGO -- Felix Hernandez was so excited to face Chris Sale he loaded up on caffeine before the game and briefly got dizzy.King Felix needed the extra energy to beat the dominant White Sox ace.Sale struck out 14 but got outpitched by Hernandez and the Seattle bullpen, and the Mariners ended a three-game skid Friday night by beating Chicago 3-1.Hernandez (9-4) improved to 5-0 in eight starts since returning from the disabled list, throwing 7 1/3 innings of one-run ball.But he said he was scared as he was attended to before the third inning.Everything went black. I couldnt feel my legs and I was a little dizzy, Hernandez said. I had a few Red Bulls and that was probably what it was.Sale (15-7) gave up five hits and walked none in his fifth complete game of the season. He retired the final 16 batters, striking out 10 of them.I guess it looks good on paper but you want to come out on top in a game like that, no doubt, Sale said.I think we definitely had a good matchup tonight. Its what people came to see and the wrong team came out on top, it depends on who you ask, I guess. Sometimes you run into people like that, he said.Sale struck out six straight in the sixth and seventh innings, one shy of Joe Cowleys team record.Franklin Gutierrez hit a solo home run in the second and Adam Lind added an RBI double off in the fourth off Sale.Thank God we did it early because as everybody saw, when he gets on a roll its like lights out, Mariners manager Scott Servais said of Sale. Hes obviously one of the best pitchers in the league for a reason. We had no chance, really, after the fourth and fifth inning.Todd Fraziers 32nd home run in the seventh was one of eight hits off Hernandez until he left with the bases loaded.Edwin Diaz entered and earned a five-out save by getting some help.Third baseman Shawn OMalley, filling in for the injured Kyle Seager, threw home for a force play on Tim Andersons slow roller before Jose Abreu popped out.Diaz struck out the side in the ninth for his 11th save in as many tries.I got like four days off and I was a sttarter before, Diaz said of the extra work with Seattles short bullpen.ddddddddddddI got the starters mentality sometimes.Hernandez, a six-time All-Star, entered leading the AL in ERA (2.95) since 2012. Sale, a five-time All-Star, was tops in that period in strikeouts (1,065).Sale started for the AL in the All-Star Game this year after Hernandez did in 2015.Gutierrez sent Sales 97 mph fastball into the seats in right-center in the second and the Mariners added another run on a double play in the third.Nelson Cruz singled and scored on Linds double in the fourth.The White Sox hit into two double plays and had two players picked off first, helping to waste Sales big night against Hernandez.You run into a guy like that, hes special Theres no doubt about it, Sale said. I mean, his nicknames the King. That doesnt fall on too many people. You pick yourself up and move on.TRAINERS ROOMMariners: Seager (foot) missed a third straight game, but said he was definitely getting better and was expected back Saturday. Servais said when Seager returns theyll switch out a position player for a 12th pitcher. We do need the extra arm, Servais said. You cant carry what were carrying right now for too many days.White Sox: C Alex Avila (hamstring) was activated off the disabled list as C Dioner Navarro was traded to Toronto. . LF Melky Cabrera (sick) missed a second straight game. It looks like hell be fine for tomorrow, manager Robin Ventura said.WATER BALLOONSThe Mariners conducted a pregame contest where three players used a sling shot to launch a water balloon across the outfield as another player attempted to catch it without it bursting. Its part of the Ms Olympics that includes medals and a victory stand.I thought the emotional outburst from Adam Lind was tremendous, Servais said.UP NEXTChicagos Jose Quintana (10-9), holder of the ALs third-best ERA at 2.84, faces fellow LHP Ariel Miranda (1-0, 5.49) on Saturday night. ' ' '