The Mets melted down in the eighth inning and dropped a second straight tough one, this time 5-4 against the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. New York jumped out to a 3-0 lead against Ranger Suarez and tacked on an insurance run in the later innings on a Francisco Lindor run-scoring single. Taijuan Walker got the start but exited after two perfect innings with a shoulder injury, though David Peterson stepped in with four shutout frames. New York held that lead until the bullpen coughed it up by allowing five runs in the eighth. The Mets went down quietly in the ninth.
Mets Morning News: Mets lose game and two pitchers to injury
