In a game that quickly turned from a pitchers duel into a slug-fest, a bullpen implosion by the Phillies led to an 11-5 loss to the Mets. The Phillies (69-64) now sit three-and-a-half games behind the Cubs for the second NL Wild Card spot.
For the first six innings of this game, this one was a back and forth battle between starting pitchers Aaron Nola and Zach Wheeler. The Phillies struck first in the bottom of the fifth, taking a 1-0 lead on a J.T. Realmuto sac-fly that scored Adam Haseley. The offense threatened to score more, but the inning ended on a J.