Mets drop series finale to Phillies

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty ImagesAfter taking the first two games of the series, the Mets fell apart on Sunday, dropping the series finale 5-2. Marcus Stroman was solid, but the Mets were shut down by Zach Eflin, an objectively bad pitcher. Mickey Callaway then threw the game away late with a series of poor decisions, leaving the Mets in an ever more precarious position in the wild card race.

While Met viewers settled in for a long evening of ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball, the Mets did their best to make things more bearable. Pete Alonso launched his 43rd homer of the year in the first inning, giving the Mets a 1-0 lead, while Michael Conforto threw out a runner at home in the bottom half to…