Gut Reaction: Mets 5, Phillies 1 (4/14/21)

Before this series started, most people were worried about the game that David Peterson would pitch, since he’s really struggled against the Phillies in his brief history. But Peterson was terrific and the Mets’ offense sprung to life, as the Mets earned a 5-1 victory Wednesday night at Citi Field. Peterson gave up just two [...]

Gut Reaction: Phillies 8, Mets 2 (4/7/21)

In a game direct from the Mets’ 2020 playbook, complete with lousy starting pitching and terrible clutch hitting, the Mets fell to the Phillies, 8-2, Wednesday afternoon in Philadelphia. The second batter of the game for Philadelphia hit a homer and it kind of snowballed from there, as the Phillies put up four runs in [...]