PHILADELPHIA — The Saturday doubleheader was supposed to be the weird part of the Mets’ weekend trip to Philly.
Their day game was a roaring success, ending in an 8-2 win, but the nightcap was a 4-1 loss. More important than all that, though, is the fact that the bullpen isn’t completely drained for Sunday’s game and the following two against the Yankees. All in all, not that weird.
After Chris Bassitt helped them bank a win on Friday, the Mets knew that Saturday would be two games with irregular starting pitchers. The first, Trevor Williams, staked his claim as player of the weekend. Williams gave the Mets four shutout innings in his spot start, and with the offense doing their thing, the Mets earned an easy win to begin the suffocatingly hot day at Citizens Bank Park. Williams also ran his scoreless inning streak to 24.
