Mets can finish road trip 9-1 with a win Thursday

The New York Mets have been streaking to a level of success rarely matched by the franchise in recent years. Closing a 10-game road trip, the Mets look for their eighth consecutive victory Thursday when they attempt to finish a sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies. New York is seeking its first eight-game road winning streak since May-June, 1988, which would be its longest overall streak since a nine-game stretch in April 2000. Carlos Delgado drove in three runs and Jose Reyes recorded his second game of at least four hits this season as the Mets overcame a 65-minute rain delay in the fourth inning Wednesday and posted a 9-3 victory over the Phillies. Steve Trachsel (3-4, 4.70 ERA) faces Philadelphia for the third time this season. He took the loss May 11 after allowing two runs and six hits in four innings. He did not get a decision against the Phillies 12 days later. Philadelphia counters with Cory Lidle (4-5, 4.68), who is 4-1 with a 2.15 lifetime ERA against his former team. He lasted just two innings in a loss to New York on May 10, yielding eight runs and seven hits. Jimmy Rollins belted his ninth homer of the season and Bobby Abreu added a run-scoring single in the fourth on Wednesday for the Phillies, who have dropped five of six.