Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Kevin Frandsen contributed an RBI single among four hits and scored the go-ahead run on Ryan Howard's fifth-inning sacrifice fly, as the Philadelphia Phillies avoided being swept by the New York Mets with a 3-2 win on Thursday afternoon.

Ty Wigginton knocked in the other run for the Phillies, who had dropped five in a row at Citizens Bank Park to the Mets, including the first two installments of this three-game set.

Kyle Kendrick (8-9) continued his terrific play of late, tossing 7 2/3 effective innings to win his fourth straight start. The Philadelphia right- hander gave up home runs to two of the first six batters he faced, but scattered only five more hits during his outing.

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