At no point during tonight's game did I feel as if the Phillies were overmatched by the Mets. Both teams had lots of baserunners. Both teams had a fair share of extra base hits. Neither starting pitcher missed many bats. But at the end of 5th inning I looked at the score and thought, "This game is over." Just a few small differences through the first half of the game turned a competitive match into a mini route. It was death by a million tiny cuts.
The Mets sent Jon Niese, rumored to be guest starring as the son of the Jersey Devil in the upcoming X-Files miniseries, to the mound.