Mets Crushed By Phillies 11-3 As Holmes and Bullpen Struggle

 

Mets RHP Clay Holmes (Photo Credits to Bill Streicher-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 11-3 tonight at Citizens Bank Park for their fifth consecutive loss and dropped their record to 86-60.

RHP Clay Holmes got off to a tough start in the bottom of the first after he gave up a lead-off single to CF Harrison Bader and then walked DH Kyle Schwarber.

Holmes hit the following hitter 1B Bryce Harper to load the bases and then gave up a RBI single to catcher J.T. Realmuto.

Two batters later, Holmes hit RF Max Kepler to bring in another run.

Holmes was able to settle down after that with scoreless innings in the bottom of the second, third and fourth, but ran into more trouble in the bottom of the fifth after he gave up a lead-off infield hit to Realmuto and then gave up a RBI double to LF Brandon Marsh and was taken out after that.

LHP Gregory Soto came in next and gave up a RBI single to Kepler.

Soto stayed in for the bottom of the sixth and hit Bader to lead off the inning and then gave up a single to Schwarber.

Later in the inning, Soto hit Realmuto and then gave up back-to-back RBI singles to Marsh and Kepler and was then taken out.

RHP Ryan Stanek followed and gave up a RBI single to sacrifice fly to 3B Otto Kemp.

Stanek stayed in for the bottom of the seventh and gave up a solo homer to Harper.

RHP Ryan Helsley came on in the bottom of the eighth and gave up a solo homer to Kepler and later in the inning, a RBI single to 2B Donovan Walton.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first three innings until the top of the fourth after RF Juan Soto led off with a double and two batters later, 1B Pete Alonso singled to advance Soto to third.

DH Starling Marte followed with a RBI single, but LF Brandon Nimmo grounded into a double play to end the inning.

The offense did not do much much else outside of a solo homer by Soto in the top of the eighth and a RBI single by pinch-hitter Brett Baty in the top of the ninth.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Thursday, September 11 at the Phillies at 7:15 p.m.