On a rainy, misty day in Philadelphia, the Mets lost a fittingly depressing game, falling 6-2 to the Phillies to finish off a sweep. The most apparent dichotomy in this game was that between Zack Wheeler, the former Met they let get away, and Rick Porcello, the veteran “former Cy Young winner” they replaced him with. Wheeler was great, limiting the Mets to two runs over seven innings, while Porcello was...not. Offensively, the Sunday doldrums that have plagued the Mets’ bats for what feels like forever combined with 2020’s poor RISP luck were too much to overcome.
The Wheel(er)s fall off in Philadelphia
