It may be an understatement to say that the Phillies have had trouble with the Mets in recent years. They haven’t had a winning record against the Mets in a season series since 2011, and the head-to-head record for the past seven seasons is a ghastly 50-82.
Sometimes one team will hold mastery over another team for an extended period of time, but much like Sunday’s game, things that may seem interminable eventually do come to an end. And sometimes, when the fates change, they change dramatically. These are no longer the Phillies of Reid Brignac, Michael Saunders, and (possible double agent) Asdrubal Cabrera.