The Mets made a move to bolster their bullpen by promoting reliever Kevin Herget before their Wednesday game versus the Phillies.

The Mets got a surprising mic check on Monday night. The Phillies, visiting Citi Field to play their NL East rivals, caused a minutes-long delay in the top of the fifth inning when they claimed they were distracted by the glare off a parabolic microphone in the outfield.

The Mets come into the game 67-60, which puts them in second place in the NL East. That puts them seven games behind the Philadelphia Phillies.

Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez appeared set for a quick return from the injured list on Wednesday. And then, the unthinkable happened: He was pulled from a game with another hand injury.

Midway through Marte’s subsequent at-bat, Mets infielder Brett Baty also seemed to be lined up similarly far away from the on-deck circle. As a result, home plate umpire CB Bucknor briefly stopped play to tell Baty to move back towards the circle. Here is the video.

Ahead of Monday’s series opener against the Phillies, the Mets opted to bench Mullins and start Taylor in center field. Although Philadelphia is starting left-hander Cristopher Sanchez, Mullins actually has reverse platoon splits, performing better against southpaws than right-handers—making this a clear benching for defensive reasons.

NEW YORK (AP) — Nolan McLean became the first New York Mets pitcher to win his first three major league starts, tossing eight magnificent innings Wednesday night in a 6-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies that completed a three-game sweep.

This was not something the New York Mets wanted to see during Francisco Alvarez's rehab game. During his first rehab game on Wednesday for Triple-A Syracuse, Al

Kodai Senga vs Cristopher Sanchez headlines Game 1 as the Mets face the NL East rivals, the Philadelphia Phillies, at Citi Field.

The Mets opened their series with the Marlins with a rather ugly loss, as the team played bad defense throughout the game and allowed five unearned runs en route to a 7-4 defeat. Combined with a Phillies win last night, that leaves the Mets five games back in the division.