Remember the good times? I’m talking about the first inning of the opening game of the NLDS series between the Phillies and Mets. Zack Wheeler blew through the first three Mets hitters and then Kyle Schwarber got the crowd into a frenzy with one of those leadoff home runs he likes to hit.
The rest of the game didn’t go as well. Sure, Wheeler continued to excel, but that only makes the complete no show by the offense that much worse. Schwarber’s home run accounted for the entirety of the Phillies’ run total until the ninth inning, giving the Mets a chance to mount a comeback against the Phillies’ bullpen.