Phillies take first place as Mets’ August tumble continues

Kyle Ross-USA TODAY Sports The fact that the Phillies’ longest winning streak of the season has coincided with the Mets’ most uninspiring stretch of the season should be taken into account before proclaiming the Mets’ season over, but it should also be noted that the Mets started the day with an opportunity to turn the division momentum around entirely with their most important series of the season so far. One game in, however, it does not appear as if much has changed.

The Phillies took the first game of the series with a 4-2 victory over the Mets in Philadelphia, never trailing and always in control even while spending most of the game either tied or only up one run. Marcus Stroman, and…