Steven Matz's night could not have gone worse than it did against the Phillies on Tuesday.
After entering the Mets' game against Philadelphia with a 1.65 ERA, Matz allowed eight runs—six of them earned—without recording a single out at the bottom of the first inning.
J.T. Realmuto first doubled on a fly ball to center field, allowing Andrew McCutchen and Jean Segura to score and advancing Bryce Harper to third base. Scott Kingery homered shortly afterward to give the Phillies a 5–0 lead.
Maikel Franco then ripped a three-run homer to center before the Mets relieved Matz with Drew Gagnon
The line, compounded by a pair of errors from Amed Rosario, shot up Matz’s ERA from 1.