Castro went into in the 10th inning and got 2 outs– all additional innings this season begin with a runner on second base– before Segura cleared the fence in left-center, giving him five RBIs for the video game. The Mets addressed with a run in the bottom of the inning on Brandon Nimmos RBI single before Hector Neris got the final 2 outs.
Peterson was leapt from the start. Segura delivered a bases-loaded double for three runs in the very first inning after Andrew McCutchen got drilled, Bryce Harper singled versus the shift and J.T. Realmuto walked.
In the second, Rhys Hoskins belted a two-run homer after a walk to McCutchen, burying Peterson in a 5-0 hole. Petersons final line included five earned work on three hits and four walks over two innings in which he threw 70 pitches.
Zack Wheeler, in his go back to Citi Field, took a no-decision after enabling 3 made work on 8 hits over 6 innings with seven strikeouts. The right-hander raised his ERA from 2.20 to 2.47 as a prospective National League Cy Young Award prospect.
Erasmo Ramirez gave the Mets an opportunity at the resurgence by enabling one run over five innings in relief after novice David Peterson flopped.
Miguel Castro surrendered a go-ahead homer to Jean Segura in the 10th inning that sank the Mets in their 9-8 loss to the Phillies at Citi Field.
The Mets, who had actually rallied from a six-run deficit and took the lead in the seventh on Jeff McNeils home run, ended up with a split in the series and fell 3 1/2 games behind the Phillies in the race for 2nd location in the NL East, which brings an automated postseason berth. The Mets started the day one video game behind in the race for the NLs 2nd wild card.
The Mets rallied for 3 runs in the 5th versus Wheeler to introduce their resurgence. Michael Conforto, J.D. Davis and Dominic Smith smashed consecutive doubles that sliced the Phillies result in 6-3. Andres Gimenez doubled leading off the inning to begin the rally. Wheeler plunked Pete Alonso and Gimenez the following inning, however rebounded to escape the inning without further damage.
Drastically, they rallied Monday and appeared all set to win a series versus the Phillies and maybe turn momentum in the race for second location in the NL East. And then came late silence of their bats and insufficient outs from the bullpen.
The calendar stated Labor Day, however this eventually ended up being Groundhog Day for the Mets.
Jean Segura (r.) commemorates his two-run homer in the 10th inning versus the Mets.Charles Wenzelberg/New York PostAlec Bohms RBI single in the eighth versus Jeurys Familia tied it 7-7 and deflated the Mets, a minimum of momentarily, after McNeils three-run homer the previous inning against David Phelps had brought their first lead.
McNeil reached the upper deck in ideal field for his second homer in as many days after not hitting one in the first 5 weeks of the season.
The Mets rallied for 3 runs in the 5th against Wheeler to release their comeback. Michael Conforto, J.D. Davis and Dominic Smith smashed consecutive doubles that sliced the Phillies lead to 6-3. Andres Gimenez doubled leading off the inning to begin the rally. Wheeler plunked Pete Alonso and Gimenez the following inning, however rebounded to escape the inning without more damage.
