Zack Wheeler was just too much for the Mets to handle and they dug too deep of a hole to climb out against even the Phillies’ bullpen, as they lost the final game of four, 4-2. The Mets ended up with a split of the series. This was the third time this season the Mets [...]
Today’s matchup features Zack Wheeler versus Marcus Stroman, two pitchers who are linked in team history. Former Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen acquired Stroman at the trade deadline in 2019, to improve the club’s chances that season and to essentially act as a replacement for Wheeler, who was a free agent in the 2019-20 offseason. [...]
For the third straight game, the Mets rallied in the final inning of regulation. This time they won the game outright, edging the Phillies, 4-3, Saturday afternoon at Citi Field with no extra innings needed. Travis Blankenhorn started off the ninth inning with a hard shot that the Phillies first baseman was unable to handle, [...]