3 infuriating Mets takeaways from their series loss to the Phillies

The New York Mets could have just as easily won all three games in Philadelphia over the weekend. They terminated the Phillies midway through Friday night and never looked back. Then came Saturday which looked like another win only to cough it up. On Sunday, it was a tighter battle and the far more alarming conclusion because of Edwin Diaz being the one to blow it in a non-save situation.

Winning every series possible has felt like a must for them regardless of who the opponent is. If you’re infuriated, it might be because of these three reasons.

1) The Mets are wasting a terrific starting pitching staff

Once again, the Mets received some superb starting pitching. Jose Quintana matched Aaron Nola then gained a huge cushion to cruise. Luis Severino’s problem was called Bryce Harper. David Peterson was right there alongside Quintana until a late run came across.

All three pitchers performed well enough to get a victory. Unfortunately, only Quintana did.

Critics of the Mets viewed this ball club’s major weakness as the starting pitching staff. It wasn’t an outrageous take to have because of the questions surrounding the different arms in the rotation. The moment Kodai Senga landed on the IL, it looked even more implausible for the Mets to compete for a playoff spot. Well, they’ve been stable and lately it is the starting pitching leading the way. We’ve seen it countless times this month already. If nothing else, the starters regularly give them a chance to at least compete.

There isn’t much in baseball more infuriating than a wasted quality start. The Mets, due to their two ongoing weak points, threw two more into the rubbish bin against the Phillies this weekend.