The New York Mets suffered an embarrassing 14-3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday night in a game that was over shortly after it had begun. Steven Matz failed to retire a single batter and became just the sixth pitcher since 1893 to face eight batters without recording an out, joining the likes of Paul Wilson, Bobby J. Jones, Blake Stein, and Bill Kreuger. Gary Cohen very appropriately described what he saw as “sheer ugliness.”
Believe it or not, it looked like the Mets might grab an early lead in this one after Brandon Nimmo walked and Pete Alonso was hit by a pitch in the top of the first.