Final Score: Phillies 4, Mets 1
Bailey Falter threw 26 pitches in the first inning, just 12 of which were strikes. The Philadelphia Phillies’ spot starter allowed one run to score on a bases-loaded wild pitch in an ugly opening frame.
After losing the first game of a doubleheader and three overall coming into Saturday night’s game, it felt like the Phillies were headed for a drubbing at the hand of the New York Mets.
Instead, Falter settled in to deliver perhaps the most impressive start of his career.
The 25-year-old entered the game with a 4.