This afternoon in Queens, the Mets put up nine runs, four against the ace of their division rival, Max Scherzer of the Washington Nationals. That sounds like it should probably be enough for a win or, at very least, a close game. But, despite the final score of 12-9, the Mets never looked to be three runs away from the Nationals at any point after the middle of the second inning.
Zack Wheeler started for the Mets, and had a relatively uneventful first inning, erasing an Adam Eaton walk with a Howie Kendrick double play ball.