POSTCAST: Bats & Bullpen cost Phillies Game 1 of NLDS, Lose to Mets, 6-2

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The Philadelphia Phillies WASTE a stellar start from Zack Wheeler as they fall to the Mets in Game 1 of the NLDS, 6-2.

Zack Wheeler was masterful in his first start of the postseason. The Phillies ace tossed 7 scoreless innings allowing just 1 hit and issuing 4 walks while striking out 9. Per Todd Zolecki of MLB.com, of Wheeler’s 111 pitches, he induced 30 swings and misses, a new Phillies’ record (regular season or postseason).

Then the bullpen took over.

Jeff Hoffman, Matt Strahm and Orion Kerkering combined to allowed 5 runs to cross the plate in the 8th and allow the Mets to take control. Hoffman was charged for 3 runs, Strahm for 2. Tanner Banks pitched the 9th and surrendered one run.

Throughout the game, the Phillies offense was as bad as most Phillies Fans feared. The home team recorded just 2 hits in the game between the 1st and 7th innings and both were courtesy of Kyle Schwarber. Schwarber leadoff the game with a solo homer, then followed in the 3rd with a single.

In the 8th, the Phillies showed some life with 2-out base hits by Bryce Harper and Nick Castellanos, but Alec Bohm fouled out.

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