NEW YORK -- Jose Reyes had played 1,613 major league games without ever tying a game in the ninth inning with a home run.The Mets third baseman picked a good time to try it out.Reyes connected off Philadelphia Phillies closer Jeanmar Gomez, tying it 6-6 and forcing extra innings.Asdrubal Cabrera then hit a three-run drive during an 11th-inning rally to lift the Mets to a dramatic 9-8 win over the Phillies that kept them tied atop the NL wild-card standings.Reyes only rejoined the Mets this summer after being released by the Colorado Rockies following a 59-day suspension for domestic violence. Hes been well received by fans at Citi Field and was jubilant as he rounded the bases Thursday, saluting the dugout as he approached first base and dancing with Alejandro De Aza in the dugout before exchanging exuberant high-fives with teammates.It never crossed my mind that I was going to be in this situation to play again for the New York Mets, Reyes said. It was an unbelievable moment.I dont remember the last time I was that emotional running the bases, he added. When I was running home, a lot of stuff (was going) through my head.New York trailed 6-4 before pinch-hitter Brandon Nimmo singled off Gomez leading off the ninth and Reyes sent a changeup over the right-field wall with one out.Philadelphia went ahead 8-6 in the 11th when A.J. Ellis hit an RBI single off Jeurys Familia and Jim Henderson (2-2) walked Maikel Franco with the bases loaded.Pinch-hitter Michael Conforto walked against Edubray Ramos (1-3) with one out in the bottom half, Reyes singled and Cabrera, who has been playing with a strained left knee tendon, sent a slider soaring to right, setting off a wild celebration. The Mets had been 0-63 this year when trailing after eight innings.As soon as I hit it, I knew the ball was going to be out, Cabrera said.Cabreras blast was the infielders fourth career walk-off homer.New York stopped a three-game skid and remained tied with San Francisco for the NL wild-card spots.This was the toughest loss of the season, said Phillies manager Pete Mackanin. Our guys did a great job offensively. We should have had them. We just made a lot of bad pitches and let them right back in.The Mets tied a franchise record for an extra innings game by using 27 players in a win that took 4 hours, 23 minutes. They used 10 pitchers, matching the most used in a game in franchise history.Tonights game personifies exactly what the season is like, manager Terry Collins said. Up and down, up and down. And youve got to keep playing.New York wasted a lead provided by Curtis Grandersons two-run homer and fell behind 3-2 when Ryan Howard and Cameron Rupp homered on consecutive pitches from Seth Lugo in the fifth. Lugo is among the rookies inserted into the Mets rotation because of injuries to Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard and Steven Matz.TRAINERS ROOMMets: LHP Matz was scratched from his scheduled start on Friday because of continued discomfort in his left shoulder. He hasnt pitched since Aug. 14.Phillies: OF Tyler Goeddel was diagnosed with a concussion after getting hit by Chris Becks pitch on Wednesday. ... RHP Luis Garcia was hit on the right ankle by a sixth-inning line drive by James Loney. 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