O Mets played a sloppy game in the rain against the Philadelphia Phillies and lost 10-5 on Wednesday night.
Here are the conclusions…
– Fresh off a four-hour UberXL ride from Syracuse to Philadelphia with Triple-A teammates called up Marcos Vientosleft-handed Joey Lucchesi was on the rise for New York, landing the job after the Mets scratched Adriano Houser.
Lucchesi’s night got off to a bit of a rocky start after he allowed a solo scene Bryce Harper in the bottom of the first to tie the game at one, but after that he looked solid on the mound — just as he did last season when called upon in trouble. That changed in the fifth inning.
With his team up 2-1, the lefty who had issued just one walk in four previous innings – and looked sharp in the process – lost the zone entirely and walked the first two batters to face him in the inning. After a sacrifice fly that was not handled properly by the Mets loaded the bases, Lucchesi entered the tying run on a four-pitch walk to Kyle Schwarber.
With the bases still loaded and no one out, JT Realmuto ambushed Lucchesi on the first pitch and drove a single to right field that scored another and gave Philadelphia the lead. Harper followed with a screaming two-run double that knocked Lucchesi out of the game. The 30-year-old went 4.1 innings (the only one in the fifth was at home plate) and allowed five earned runs on five hits and four walks on 68 pitches (40 strikeouts). He got two right.
-Before that implosion in the fifth inning, the Mets had the advantage against Ranger Suarez who entered the game 7-0 with a 1.50 ERA. Vientos started in the first, wasting no time and lining up an RBI double on the first pitch he saw since his call-up. He finished 2-for-4 with a run scored and is hitting .455 in 11 at-bats this year.
New York scored its second run in the third inning thanks to a wild pitch Suarez brought home Pedro Alonso, who doubled and went to third due to an error to go out of frame. In a privileged position to move forward Francisco Lindor at second base and with no one against a somewhat confused Suarez, the Mets couldn’t get another hit and settled for one run, which came back to haunt them later in the game.
-After the Phillies were the ones who looked sloppy on the field early in the game, making two errors in the first three innings, the Mets finished the game no better, making mistakes and mistakes all over the diamond. Officially, New York finished with two errors on the night, but overall the team didn’t play a good game, as seven of the 10 runs scored were earned.
–Jeff McNeil made a throwing error on a play where he had more than enough time to get the slow Schwarber off first base for the final out of the sixth inning, but for some reason, he rushed the throw after making a nice diving play. the grounder in the middle.
In the seventh inning with the bases loaded and one out, Houser got the ground ball he needed, but Lindor hit what would have been an easy inning-ending double play and everyone was safe with another run score. Vientos also made some bad plays at third base that cost his team runs.
-The Phillies scored nine unanswered runs before New York broke through with three in the eighth Spencer Turnbull, which included JD Martinezit is his second home run as a Met.
Game MVP: Bryce Harper
Harper went 3-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored facing the left-handed Lucchesi. His first-inning home run was just his second as a lefty this season.
Highlights
What is the next
The Mets and Phillies wrap up their two-game series in Philadelphia on Thursday with first pitch set for 6:40 p.m.
LHP José Quintana (1-4, 5.44 ERA) faces RHP Taijuan Walker (3-0, 4.82 ERA).
