{"id":318380,"date":"2021-08-08T03:30:19","date_gmt":"2021-08-08T00:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mets-free-fall-reaches-new-low-after-crushing-loss-to-phillies\/"},"modified":"2021-08-08T03:30:19","modified_gmt":"2021-08-08T00:30:19","slug":"mets-free-fall-reaches-new-low-after-crushing-loss-to-phillies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mets-free-fall-reaches-new-low-after-crushing-loss-to-phillies\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mets’ free-fall reaches new low after crushing loss to Phillies"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Mets’ free-fall reaches new low after crushing loss to Phillies<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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PHILADELPHIA \u2014 The Mets aren\u2019t going to leave town in first place and they shouldn\u2019t count on being in second, either.<\/p>\n

A disastrous week for manager Luis Rojas\u2019 crew turned into a full-fledged raging inferno Saturday, when the Mets lineup hibernated for eight innings and woke up just long enough to create drama.<\/p>\n

In another underwhelming performance, the Mets totaled six hits in a 5-3 loss to the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park that pushed them 1 \u00bd game<\/a>s behind Philadelphia in an NL East race they had led for three months before losing Friday. After this latest loss the Mets were tied for second with the Braves, who hosted the Nationals later Saturday.<\/p>\n

Michael Conforto, Jonathan Villar and James McCann hit consecutive home runs leading off the ninth against Mauricio Llovera before Ian Kennedy got the final three outs, leaving the tying runs on base.<\/p>\n

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Tylor Megill receives a new ball after giving up a three-run homer to Odubel Herrera during the fifth inning of the Mets\u2019 5-3 loss to the Phillies. <\/figcaption>
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The Mets lost for the sixth time in seven games, a stretch in which they have averaged 2.85 runs. It won\u2019t get any easier on Sunday, when they are scheduled to face a Cy Young award candidate, former Met Zack Wheeler. The Phillies have won seven straight and made it clear they can be the best in this division of disapp<\/a>ointments.<\/p>\n

The scary part for the Mets is that after three games versus the Nationals at Citi Field, the difficult part of the schedule awaits, with 13 consecutive games (Aug. 13-26) against the Giants and Dodgers, the NL\u2019s first- and third-best teams by record, respectively.<\/p>\n