
Mets cough up early lead in crushing loss to rival Phillies
NY Post
PHILADELPHIA — The first rule of playing the Phillies, especially in their ballpark, is don’t get lulled to sleep after building an early lead.
Minus Francisco Lindor, the Mets still appeared in a comfortable place Saturday after jumping to a four-run advantage in the third inning.
But that was all for the Mets’ scoring, and the Phillies stormed through a door left ajar.
Reed Garrett got a tough out in the seventh inning, but couldn’t finish the job, surrendering a double to Cal Stevenson that scored the tying and go-ahead runs in the Mets’ 6-4 loss to the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.

The Mets took their time, too. Buck Showalter was fired on Oct. 1, 2023. It was believed they had one solid target in mind as his replacement in Brewers manager Craig Counsell, but Counsell wouldn’t be available for exactly another month. The wait seemed like only a wink-wink formality. He and David Stearns had worked together for years in Milwaukee.