Final Score: Mets 8, Phillies 2
NEW YORK — To state the obvious, the Phillies are down bad. They have lost their eighth game of the season against the first-place New York Mets on Saturday night at Citi Field. They are now five games under .500 and 9.5 games out of first place in the NL East. We’ve seen a pretty epic collapse in the past from a Mets team with a comfortable lead in the division, but it’s hard to see a New York team this good succumbing to their flaws again, especially against this year’s Phillies team.