As their lost season limps to a close, the Mets dropped another game against the Phillies, falling 5-3. Carlos Carrasco made a solid start, but Met killer Jean Segura tagged him for two solo home runs. A questionable decision to bring in Brad Hand in the seventh gave the Phillies all they needed to stretch their lead to a comfortable margin, and the Mets were unable to put any serious rallies together.
Usually, we’d look for a bright spot or notable takeaway here, but there really isn’t one. The Mets lost ground in both the division and wild card races and didn’t look particularly good in any phase of the game.