Marcus Stroman and the defense struggle as Mets drop series finale to Phillies After exiting early from his previous start with an injury,
Marcus Stroman returned to the mound and was a combination of lucky, unlucky, and not good in the 4-2 loss to the Phillies. Stroman wasn’t sharp right from the beginning but both Michael Conforto and Kevin Pillar covered up his mistakes in the first with two incredible diving plays in the outfield. That unfortunately is where the good defense ended. Errors by Jeff McNeil and Luis...