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Carlos Delgado’s two-out, two-run double in the eighth inning snapped a tie and propelled the Mets to a victory against the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday afternoon.

With Pedro Martínez out, Oliver Pérez will pitch in the series against the Phillies along with Johan Santana and John Maine, which could be a blessing in disguise.

The Mets’ uninspired offense and suddenly hittable bullpen could not bail out Oliver Pérez in front of a capacity crowd of 41,959.

The Mets held the Rockies to three hits and Damion Easley blasted at two-out home run in the eighth to reach the Mets’ seventh straight victory.

Coming off a 15-win season, Oliver Pérez has regressed, pitching poorly in three straight starts. The nadir came Monday night, when he was pulled with one out in the first inning.

Oliver Pérez surrendered five hits, including two home runs, and walked two before Claudio Vargas replaced him after 36 pitches.

Carlos Beltrán continued his hot hitting, going 2 for 5 with a two-run homer and three runs batted in, to support Oliver Pérez and give the Mets the victory.

Rafael Furcal hit a leadoff homer against beleaguered Oliver Pérez, who lost his third straight start, allowing five runs and six hits over six innings.

Mets manager Willie Randolph said he would have preferred Billy Wagner not to call out teammate Oliver Pérez through the news media.

Oliver Pérez can seemingly lose focus in mid-windup, project poor body language and misplace his control. But, defying all logic, he walks away with a win.