Midnight’s Children

The Phillies fell to the Mets 4-2 last night at Citizens Bank Park. The Mets are picking up the pace against the Phils after losing 9 straight. They have taken the first 2 games in this series and the pitching of the Mets is frustrating the Phillies batters. Johan Santana shut them down on Friday night and Oliver Perez shut them out for 5.2 innings before turning it over to the bullpen that was able to finish the job. Jose Reyes hit a two-run homer in the 7th inning to seal the victory. Billy Wagner threw a scoreless 9th to get his 4th save of the seaon. The loss drops the Phillies to 8-10 on the season while the Mets improved to 10-6.