The Mets came back from seven runs down Wednesday night to tie the Phillies before losing. That was against Joe Blanton.
Yesterday, the Mets spotted Roy Halladay a 10-run lead. There was no coming back this time. Just the losing part.
Halladay pitched seven innings of shutout ball as the Mets dropped their second in a row, 11-0, to the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.
Jonathon Niese allowed six runs in four innings as the Mets finished their season-opening road trip 3-3. They host Washington at 4:10 p.m. Friday in the home opener at Citi Field.
"We're excited to go home," manager Terry Collins said. "We like our team. Our organization's done a good job . . . We're going to be a team that's going to be fun to watch. If we play our game, we're going to play very, very well. I think our fans are going to have fun watching this team play." (Newsday)