Tom Seaver took a shutout into the 9th, as the New York Mets topped the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 to advance in the Baseball Maelstrom Tournament. Philadelphia starter Steve Carlton allowed 8 hits and walked 3 in 7 innings. Cleon Jones, Mike Piazza, and Edgardo Alfonzo provided RBI singles for New York. Philadelphia had a few chances to score early in the game, but Seaver was able to pitch out of it. Overall, Seaver scattered 6 hits going into the 9th. That’s when Chuck Klein hit a 1-out single and Mike Schmidt hit a 2-run home run to cut the New York lead to 3-2. Armando BenÃtez came in to close things out and picked up the save. The Mets will advance to play the Miami Marlins tomorrow. Schmidt was a late addition to the lineup when regular starter, Dick Allen, was held out due to illness.