After two straight games of playoff-caliber baseball, the Phillies and Mets took the field on Sunday for the rubber-match of their three-game series. With Zack Wheeler and Chris Bassitt set to face-off, fans expected a third consecutive pitcher’s duel.
The Phillies went down quietly to begin the proceedings, as they remained without Kyle Schwarber in the starting lineup.
Wheels took the mound and did not get off to the strongest of starts in the bottom of the first inning. Brandon Nimmo led things off with a double and would soon come home on a Francisco Lindor RBI single.