The Mets left Philadelphia feeling good about themselves. After taking four of five from the Phillies, and six of seven overall, the Mets were faced with the golden opportunity to face the worst team not only in the National League, but in all of baseball.
The bats were live in Philadelphia, in what seems like the first time in months. There was a post on this blog earlier titled The Mets dominated the Phillies, onto Chicago. Now, that seems like a decade ago.
On Tuesday night, the Met offense looked like they needed their batteries recharged from the previous series, when they squandered bases loaded situations in multiple innings against the Cubs. A one run lead didn't feel secure all night, and Josh Edgin mades that become a reality when he served a home run to Chris Coghlan of all people in the 8th inning. The Cubs would eventually win the game in a walk off in the 9th.
Wednesday night, Dice-K Matsuzaka took the hill for the Mets and did not respond well. Dice-K was out after the fifth inning, surrendering 4 earned runs on five walks and four hits after the Mets gave him a 3-0 first inning lead. The Cubs bullpen, their lone strength, stifled the Met offense for the rest of the game, and the Cubs walked away with their second one run victory over the Mets.
Thursday night was the cherry on top. A Cubs team that has not won a series all year swept the Mets following a 7-4 win, in which the Met bullpen blew up again. Jacob deGrom's line wasn't as bad as it appeared to be. The Cubs had a call overturned in their favor when Andrew Brown appeared to have thrown a Cubs base runner out at home. Brown eventually tied the game at 4-4 before Vic Black surrendered a long home run to Anthony Rizzo, giving the Cubs a lead they would not relinquish.
With a real chance to get to .500 after beating up the Phillies, the Mets once again disappointed when the lonely Cubs swept them, sending the Mets 4 games under .500.
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