Sunday, August 28, 2016

Mets vs. Phillies Game 130 Recap

The New York Mets lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1 today to snap their three game losing streak and drop their record to 66-64. They remain 2.5 games behind the St. Louis Cardi nals for the second wild spot in the National League. RHP Robert Gsellman took the loss after he allowed four runs in six innings. He was pitching well until the top of the seventh inning and only allowed one run, but he gave up 3 more runs in the seventh. He gave up one walk and had five strikeouts. This is the first loss of Gsellman's career. After Gsellman came out, RHP Hansel Robles came in and gave up a run.

The Mets offense struggled without 2B Neil Walker and LF Yoenis Cespedes. They managed only seven hits. The only run they were able to score was on a sacrifice fly by Curtis Granderson.

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