Marcus Stroman rebounds from rainout debacle with masterpiece in Mets' victory over Phillies

On a rare dry night at Citi Field, Marcus Stroman had the Phillies wishing for a freak downpour to save them. But there was no escape from Stroman, who two days earlier stood on a waterlogged mound — flipping soggy baseballs away — and threw only nine pitches before Sunday’s game against the Marlins ultimately was postponed after an ill-advised two-hour, 10-minute delay.