The nice thing about looking back at the first game of a doubleheader makes it easy to try to keep things in perspective. The Mets could have won their first of two games in Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon, but they did not. And at the end of the day, that wasn’t too much of an issue.
Max Scherzer was not his most dominant self in this game, but he went six innings and allowed three runs on ten hits. He struck out seven and didn’t walk anyone, which is good, and despite his imperfect start, he gave the Mets a chance to win.