Mets Swept By Phillies 6-4 After Offense Shuts Down After 4 Run First Inning

 

Mets 2B Luisangel Acuna and Phillies RF Nick Castellanos (Photo Credits to Bill Streicher-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4 tonight at Citizens Bank Park to get swept in the four-game series and sixth consecutive loss overall to drop their record to 76-71.

LHP David Peterson started out well with three scoreless innings, but in the bottom of the fourth, walked RF Nick Castellanos with one out and then gave up a two-run home to the following hitter 3B Otto Kemp.

Peterson gave up a lead-off single to 2B Weston Wilson in the bottom of the fifth and after the retiring the next two hitters, gave up a RBI double to 1B Bryce Harper and then struck out catcher J.T. Realmuto and was taken out after the inning.

Peterson's final line was five innings, seven hits, three runs, one walk and eight strikeouts.

RHP Reed Garrett came in next and gave up a lead-off double to Castellanos and then gave up a RBI double to Kemp that CF Jeff McNeil misplayed.

Two batters later, Garrett walked LF Brandon Marsh and two batters later, gave up a RBI single to CF Harrison Bader and was then taken out.

LHP Brooks Raley followed and walked DH Kyle Schwarber and then gave up an infield hit to Harper which brought in another run and then picked up the last out of the inning.

RHP Tyler Rogers came in next and threw a 1-2-3 bottom of the seventh.

RHP Edwin Diaz threw a 1-2-3 bottom of the eighth.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the top of the first after SS Francisco Lindor led off with a single and then RF Juan Soto followed with a single and Soto and Lindor stole second and third.

1B Pete Alonso then struck out, but 3B Mark Vientos drove in Lindor with a RBI single.

LF Brandon Nimmo followed with a RBI single.

DH Starling Marte then drove in Nimmo and Vientos with a two-run double.

McNeil then lined out into a double play and the offense was not able to generate any more baserunners after that and the Phillies retired the last 25 consecutive hittters.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Friday, September 12 back at home against the Texas Rangers at 7:10 p.m.