The New York Mets lost again, this time to the Philadelphia Phillies, as they're ending their season with a whimper.
The New York Mets seem intent on erasing the good vibes they built up during their strong run after the trade deadline, as they submitted a listless offensive performance that resulted in a 3-0 loss to the Phillies.
The starters were Nolan McLean and Aaron Nola, and they filled the scoreboard with zeroes early on. So much so that the Mets went hitless for the first five innings, but the Phillies broke through for a run in against McLean in the fifth.
The run was of the small-ball variety, starting with a single from Brandon Marsh. McLean walked two more hitters, and an infield single from Bryce Harper to get the run home and make it 1-0.
That was all they got off McLean, though, who continues to pitch very good baseball for a very bad team. His line for this one was six innings and one run on seven hits and three walks to go with five strikeouts, and he lowered his ERA to 3.18 in the process. It was yet another game where he deserved better, but the Mets have been doing this to him for months now.
The Phils nicked reliever Tobias Myers for a couple of runs in his two innings, although the first one in the seventh was unearned. Myers walked Trea Turner, who advanced to third on an errant pickoff throw from catcher Francisco Alverez. Luis Arraez hit a sacrifice fly to center to score Turner and give the Phillies a 2-0 lead.
Myers gave up another run in the eighth, starting with a double from Bryson Stott. Marsh moved him to third with a bunt, and Justin Crawford singled him home.
The Mets spent most of this game in surrender mode offensively. Nola dominated them early, and they wound up with just four hits, all of them singles. Jhoan Duran got his 32nd save as Nola ran his record to 7-10.
The game also included a truly scary collision that happened when McLean and first baseman Jared Young messed up a coverage play at first. McLean wound up trying an awkward leap to get over Young, but he tripped and accidentally collided with Young’s head, with the first baseman staying down on the play.
"It was a terrifying moment on a baseball field," said interim manager Andy Green, as Young was carted off the field. "Took him a while to come to. It was a really scary collision."
Reports after the game had Young suffering concussion symptoms, according to an AP/ESPN report, and a CT scan came back negative. McLean pitched to one hitter after the traumatic incident, and he was removed for Myers after that.
