At least there were no game-ending triple plays. And at least they weren't swept.
Yes, it has come down to silver linings for the done-as-dinner Mets, who only added to their lost season by dropping the final three of four games to their supposed rivals, the Phillies, including Monday's 6-2 loss at Citi Field.
But even that news didn't come with a catch. Afterward, the team learned that Johan Santana would be scratched from his next start with a sore elbow and would be evaluated Tuesday.
Cliff Lee didn't allow an earned run over seven innings to improve to 5-0 since his trade-deadline arrival, and Ryan Howard clubbed two home runs and drove in five runs, as the Mets fell to 8-17 in their last 25 games entering a nine-game road trip that begins Tuesday in Florida. Continue
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