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Colon tries to get right vs. Phils

May 25, 2015 - 2:07 PM (SportsNetwork.com) - Bartolo Colon looks to put a disappointing performance behind him when the New York Mets commence a three-game set Monday afternoon versus the NL East-rival Philadelphia Phillies at Citi Field.

Colon lasted a season-low 4 1/3 innings in last Wednesday's 9-0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals and was touched for nine runs (8 earned) and 11 hits with a season-high two walks and four strikeouts. The runs and hits were both season-highs for Colon, who has dropped consecutive decisions for the first time since a three-game slide from June 29-July 10, 2014.

The hard-throwing right-hander set a franchise record by tossing 48 2/3 straight innings without allowing a walk and fell to 6-3 with a 4.85 ERA in nine starts this season. Colon went seven straight starts without issuing a walk and defeated the Phillies on May 10, allowing four runs over six innings of a 7-4 win.

Colon has made 10 career starts against the Phillies and has a 5-3 record to go along with a 4.15 ERA through 65 innings.

New York hopes Colon brings his best stuff after it was swept in three games by the Pittsburgh Pirates this weekend. The Mets suffered a 9-1 loss on Sunday at PNC Park and Jon Niese was touched for four runs in 4 2/3 innings.

"I went away from the game plan, and they made me pay for my mistakes," Niese admitted.

Erik Goeddel allowed three runs in relief and Sean Gilmartin gave up two.

Wilmer Flores went 2-for-4 with the lone RBI for New York, which lost for the 10th time in the past 14 tries.

The Mets have lost seven in a row on the road, but are back home for six straight games against the Phillies and Miami Marlins.

Philadelphia will begin the final leg of its 10-game road trip (3-4) and dropped two of three to the Washington Nationals in DC.

The Nationals won the series with Sunday's 4-1 win and Phillies starter Aaron Harang was dealt the tough-luck loss for allowing two runs in six innings.

"He did a nice job, but didn't have his best command," Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg said about Harang. "He pitched well with men on base and limited the damage. He gave us a quality start, but we just fell short on the offensive side of things."

Jeff Francoeur had two hits and an RBI for the Phillies.

Severino Gonzalez will make his fourth career start for the Phillies Monday and the rookie is 2-1 with a 7.11 earned run average. Gonzalez aims for his third straight win and defeated Colorado with five innings of one-run ball in a 4-2 win last Wednesday.

The right-hander from Panama has never faced the Mets and will make his fourth start on the road. Gonzalez has given up three runs in his last two starts after getting crushed in his MLB debut on April 28 at St. Louis, where he was tagged for seven runs and 10 hits in 2 2/3 frames.

Philadelphia is 1-5 against New York this season.