After the Mets were talented a fielding error and another crisis by the Phillies bullpen in the ninth inning, Michael Conforto struck a bases-loaded sacrifice fly for the 4-3 win at Citi Field, sending out the season-high crowd of 29,205 into a craze.
Luis Guillorme then connected the video game at three by drawing a walk on a close 3-2 pitch. Francisco Lindor followed by striking out before Conforto struck a fly ball to center field simply deep enough to score McKinney from third.
Michael Conforto is mobbed by his colleagues after his sac fly won it for the Mets in the ninth. Corey Sipkin
In the midst of a historic season, deGrom delivered his poorest start yet– though one most pitchers would go for. The ace quit 2 earned runs for the first time this season (in his 13th start) on 3 hits and one walk while setting out a season-low 5 over 6 innings. By the time deGrom left the video game, with the Mets routing 2-1, his ERA had risen from 0.50 to 0.69.
But the Mets practically needed the near-perfection deGrom has developed as the standard this season to come away with a win Saturday, before the Phillies bullpen did the trick instead.
The Phillies, in the second inning, put an end to deGroms scoreless inning streak at 31. McCutchen led off with a line drive that ricocheted off deGroms behind and ended up in center field.
The Mets right away tied it up in the bottom of the inning. Dominic Smith and James McCann led off with back-to-back singles before Jose Peraza roped a double to left field, scoring Smith.
It marked the fourth time in the very first 3 video games this series that the Phillies bullpen blew a one-run lead.
The Phillies had actually taken a 3-2 lead in the top of the ninth inning off Edwin Diaz, who hit a batter with a pitch and walked another on a wild pitch to put runners on the corners with no outs. Nick Maton then struck a sacrifice fly to score Andrew McCutchen.
Pinch-hitter Travis Blankenhorn led off the bottom of the ninth versus Hector Neris with a difficult one-hopper to very first base. Rhys Hoskins could not select it, and his error enabled Blankenhorn to reach safely. Billy McKinney pinch-hit next and drew a walk before Kevin Pillar, who had tied the game at 2 in the seventh inning with a solo crowning achievement off reliever Ranger Suarez, struck an infield single to fill the bases.
In the 6th inning, the Phillies filled the bases against deGrom and came out of it with the lead, if not a crooked number. DeGrom restricted the damage by permitting only a sacrifice fly by McCutchen, which put the Phillies ahead 2-1.
In the middle of a historical season, deGrom delivered his poorest start yet– though one most pitchers would settle for. By the time deGrom left the game, with the Mets routing 2-1, his ERA had actually risen from 0.50 to 0.69.
The Phillies, in the 2nd inning, put an end to deGroms scoreless inning streak at 31. That tied his own career-high but disappointed R.A. Dickeys franchise record of 32 ²/ ₃ innings. McCutchen led off with a line drive that ricocheted off deGroms backside and ended up in center field. He took 2nd base then happened to score on a single by Maton to make it 1-0.
Jacob deGroms worst start of the season was still strong by many pitchers requirements.
