Bullpen Fiasco

The Mets survived the “Blade Tidwell vs. Zack Wheeler” portion of the evening, but then were done in by a disastrous seventh inning by the bullpen, as they fell to the Phillies 10-2 and dropped their seventh straight game.

The Mets had a golden opportunity to jump on Zack Wheeler early, loading the bases with one out, but failed to score (boy, this refrain is getting old). Brandon Nimmo singled and Wheeler issued back-to-back walks to Juan Soto and Pete Alonso, but then Jeff McNeil grounded into a double play to end the threat. That was the best chance the Mets would get against Wheeler, who went on to pitch five scoreless innings.

Blade Tidwell, meanwhile, took a big step forward from his…