THE Put lost 2-1 to Philadelphia At Phillies on sunday, like Edwin Diaz awarded a simple winner to JT Realmuto at the end of the ninth inning.
New York lost the final two games of the three-game series to fall to 81-68 on the year.
Here are the main points to remember…
– The Mets took a 1-0 lead into the eighth inning Tyrone TaylorThe home run of Christopher Sanchez but the Phillies scored in the eighth inning David Peterson and Diaz’s ninth to win the game.
Nick Castellanos singled against Diaz to start the ninth-inning rally, then surprised the Mets by stealing second base. That set up Realmuto to hit a line-drive single to the right-center gap, taking over an 0-2 fastball at the top of the strike zone.
The Mets had the option to intentionally walk Realmuto, who was 5 for 13 with a home run off Diaz.
– Peterson rebounded dramatically from his poor start last week Torontolimiting the Phillies to one run in 7 2/3 innings, his longest outing of the season.
The left-hander blanked the Phils for seven innings before giving up a run in the eighth on consecutive doubles. Weston Wilson And buddy Kennedy.
After a sacrifice, Peterson got Kyle Schwarber to the ground to Jose Iglesias in the second, preventing the Kennedys from scoring. Carlos Mendoza then brought Phil Matonwho had Trea Turner to go out to shallow right field to end the inning.
With the strong start, Peterson lowered his ERA to 2.85.
– Francisco Lindor started and had a bloop single in the first inning, but then left the game after the end of the first with the back injury he suffered Friday night.
Lindor missed Saturday’s game, the first time this season he was out of the lineup. Mendoza said Lindor had to go through “a series of drills” just to try to get his back ready to play, which could be more than just an adjustment.
In Sunday’s game, he gingerly ran to first base on his single, apparently careful not to aggravate his back injury.
– The Mets had just seven hits as their offense continued to falter. Taylor’s home run was their only extra-base hit of the season.
Since he scored four points early on Saturday against Kolby AllardThe Mets have scored just one run in their last 15 innings.
– Marc Vientos He was struck out four times and went 0 for 4 on the day as he continues to slump, now 2 for 30 over his last eight games.
But Vientos made an outstanding defensive play at third base in the seventh inning, moving to his left to make the catch Alec Bohm’s ground ball is hit hard and spins to make a perfect one-hop throw to Pete Alonso.
Highlights
Who was the MVP: JT REALMUTO
With two outs in the ninth inning, Realmuto was decisive for the Phillies. The Phillies catcher is having a mediocre season, but has always been considered a difficult opponent to eliminate in important moments.
