It proved to be inconsequential in the grand scheme of things Monday night, as the Mets fell to the Phillies 3-1 in the nightcap of a doubleheader. But it went down as another questionable move from Mickey Callaway.
As Maikel Franco batted against Mets reliever Jacob Rhame to lead off the top of the eighth, the Phillies’ leading hitter, Odubel Herrera, came out to the on-deck circle to bat in the pitcher’s spot.
After Franco popped out, Callaway walked out of the dugout to make a double switch before the left-handed Herrera could be announced as a pinch-hitter.