Rodrigo Lopez pitches Phillies past Mets, earns first win since ‘07

Lopez sparkles for Phils in first outing since ‘07

PHILADELPHIA — Rodrigo Lopez took a three-hitter into the seventh inning in his first outing in two years, helping the Philadelphia Phillies snap a six-game home losing streak with a 7-2 victory over the New York Mets on Friday night.

Lopez (1-0) allowed two runs and six hits in 6 1-3 innings to earn his first win since beating the Phillies on July 7, 2007, when he played for Colorado. The right-hander hadn’t pitched in the majors since having elbow ligament replacement surgery 23 months ago.

The NL East-leading Phillies were swept by Toronto and Baltimore in consecutive three-game series at Citizens Bank Park last month. They won for just the fifth time in 19 games.

Mets starter Livan Hernandez (5-4) lasted three-plus innings, allowing seven runs and 10 hits. It was his shortest outing since he gave up seven runs in three innings against Cleveland while pitching for Minnesota last June 12.

Jayson Werth hit a solo homer and Jimmy Rollins had two hits and two RBIs for the Phillies.

Rollins, mired in a season-long slump, had his second straight multihit game. The 2007 NL MVP was benched four games during the team’s recent road trip and snapped an 0-for-28 slump against Atlanta on Thursday.

Lopez was a two-time 15-game winner with Baltimore, but inconsistency and a major injury derailed his career. He filled in for injured rookie Antonio Bastardo, who replaced Brett Myers when he had hip surgery.

Hernandez quickly got in trouble in the first, which has been a problem for him all season. He’s allowed 13 runs in the first inning in his 16 starts.

Rollins hit a leadoff double, Shane Victorino followed with a single and Chase Utley’s RBI single made it 1-0. After Ryan Howard walked, Werth struck out on a 63 mph curveball. But Greg Dobbs looped a two-run single to left for a 3-0 lead.

Victorino tripled and scored on Utley’s sacrifice fly in the second. The Phillies added three more runs in the third to go ahead 7-0. Werth hit a towering shot over the left-field wall. Rollins lined a two-out, two-run double to center, scurrying to second base because no one covered the bag.

Consecutive RBI doubles by Nick Evans and Brian Schneider chased Lopez in the seventh.