In what was a fitting end to their horrible first half, the Mets got blasted 8-3 by the Phillies in another lackluster Sunday afternoon showing. Zack Wheeler gave up four runs in the first and the Mets never got back into it, and Jay Bruce made things as painful as possible with two more home runs against his former team.
The first inning was an accurate microcosm of the Mets’ typical Sunday performances. The defense was sloppy; Jeff McNeil made an error, Rhys Hoskins got a hustle double, and Robinson Cano misplayed a pop up in shallow center.