NEW YORK — One pitch wipes out six months of success. It’s the cruelty of 21st century baseball that rewards autumn ability over summer superiority.
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Philadelphia batters hit .186 against the Mets, including 6 for 31 with runners in scoring position. And relievers had an 11.37 ERA, allowing 11 of 15 inherited to score.
A third championship after 1980 and 2008 remains elusive. The core could be kept together. Estévez and fellow pitchers Jeff Hoffman and Spencer Turnbull are the only players eligible for free agency.
“I don’t like losing a series. I want to win a World Series, But anything can happen in a short series,” Phillies manager Rob Thomson said. “But I don’t see us going backwards, no.”
Turner understood the frustration of Phillies fans who had expected so much more.
“They’re wearing this this just as hard as we are,” he said.
