In the final game of their series with the Phillies, the Mets never showed up in a 6-0 loss. Jason Vargas made a relatively cromulent start, but the bullpen stumbled, the offense was inert, and the defense made three errors. On the positive side, Jeff McNeil continued to torture the Phillies, hitting safely for the fourteenth time in sixteen games against Philadelphia, and Robinson Cano tallied three hits and a walk as he gradually rebounds from an early season funk.
Vargas stated the game off shakily. After striking out Andrew McCutchen leading off the game, J.