Matt Harvey was not his usual dominant self, allowing three runs to the rival Philadelphia Phillies in six innings, getting tagged with his first career loss against the Phillies. Ryan Howard looked like the dangerous hitter of old, going 2-3 with a home run, 2 RBIs and a walk.
- Jonathan Papelbon came on to get the save in the ninth, and Daniel Murphy reached to lead off the inning to bring the tying run to the plate.
- After Dilson Herrera led of the top of the third with a double, Terry Collins asked Harvey to bunt him over rather than swing the bat. Harvey couldn’t do it and the Mets failed to score. Another reason not to bunt.
- The Mets bats looked sluggish, perhaps effected by the second off day of the week, perhaps by being lulled into a false sense of security against the hapless Phillies.
- Cole Hamels’ win was the first he registered against the Mets since the 2012 season.
The Metsies are spiraling
it doesn’t make sense,
The team shows no fire
there is no offense.
It’s not just d’Arnaud
it’s not only Wright,
No one is hitting
something’s not right.
Didn’t know that Robert Service was a Mets fan.
Ugh.