It’s all about the bamboo baby. Or maybe the curveball machine. Or both.

Or could it also be Maikel Franco? The third baseman had another big night for the Phillies as he delivered what would be the eventual game-winning two-run home run as part of a five-run fifth inning to give the Phils a 7-5 win over the Mets.

Things didn’t start well for the home team, as they saw themselves down 4-1 after three innings and 5-2 entering the bottom of the sixth. Jake Arrieta went six innings and gave up all of New York’s five runs off nine hits with a pair of strikeouts.

But after starting pitcher Walker Lockett gave up a J.T. Realmuto double to put two runners in scoring position, Mickey Callaway pulled him in favor of Wilmer Font. And that’s where the fun began.

Despite Jay Bruce grounding out to shortstop Amed Rosario, he did drive in a run to cut the Met lead to 5-3. Cesar Hernandez drove in another run off a single to make it 5-4, before Franco’s bomb gave the Phillies the lead. Brad Miller pinch-hit for Arrieta and delivered a solo dinger right after for the 7-5 lead.

Scott Kingery was the next batter up and got drilled in the shoulder by a Font pitch. Gabe Kapler wasn’t too pleased that Font wasn’t ejected. Umpire Joe West then ejected Kapler after he took three steps out the dugout, after the jump:

Phils won, Joe West sucks, that’s all you need to know from this game.

The two teams play each other again tonight at 7:05 PM on NBC Sports Philadelphia. Nick Pivetta takes the mound against Jason Vargas, aka the guy who helped Mickey Callaway threaten a Newsday reporter on Sunday.

The Roundup:

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The Flyers announced their 2019-2020 schedule yesterday, and there’s a ton of back-to-backs and games that the team has to play “tired” against a “rested” one.

Meanwhile, Gritty surprised a young fan who was getting a custom prosthetic leg.

While the Sixers would like to keep Jimmy Butler, the Houston Rockets have their eyes set on the pending free agent in a sign-and-trade.

David Heller is no longer part of the Sixers ownership group. But how it happen sounds different from a couple reporters:

Keith Pompey:

Sources close to the Sixers front office said Heller was forced out. One source labeled his departure as “kicking” and “screaming.”

Last summer, head coach Brett Brown was named the interim general manager after Bryan Colangelo resigned as president of basketball operations/general manager. But sources said that Heller ran the show in Colangelo’s absence, and that he, more than Brown, was the acting GM at least through the draft process, if not the whole offseason. Sources said Harris listened intently to Heller.

So who knows.

What can Union fans expect from new striker Andrew Wooten? Speaking of the Union, they play tonight against the New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium. Match begins at 7 PM on PHL 17.

In other sports news, Vanderbilt defeated Michigan in Game 2 of the College World Series to force a winner-take-all Game 3 tonight.

Shocker: Magic GM John Hammond doesn’t know when Markelle Fultz will play.

A Kansas City radio host is getting dragged on Twitter and by Joe Banner about comments he made on comparing Tyreek Hill’s legal issues and his family problems.

In the news, Philadelphia Energy Solutions will permanently shutdown the oil refinery in South Philadelphia after the massive explosion last week.

Robert Mueller will testify before Congress in July.