Looking ahead at this weekend’s Mets series, Sunday was almost penciled in as a loss from the start. The Phillies were supposed to face NL Cy Young favorite Jacob deGrom, who dominated them the last time he faced them. Then, the poor weather in New York led to deGrom to be scratched from his start so he didn’t hurt himself.
The Mets sent out Corey Oswalt to replace deGrom. Coming into Sunday’s game, he had a 6.66 ERA, 6.04 fielding-independent pitching, 1.32 WHIP, and allowed 12 home runs in 13 appearances. The rookie should have been easy pickings for the Phils.