Rhys Hoskins #17 of the Philadelphia Phillies (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
The Philadelphia Phillies salvaged a series split against the New York Mets behind another strong start by right-hander Zack Wheeler on Sunday.
Unfortunately, after botching an opportunity to gain ground in this key weekend series against their first-place division rivals, winning the series finale felt like a meaningless consolation prize.
Poor leadership from manager Joe Girardi, failure from first baseman Rhys Hoskins to make the simplest routine outs, the persisting failures of the bullpen, wasted individual accomplishments, and an injury to slugger Bryce Harper made this series seem like a bad rerun.