The Mets were defeated by the Phillies by a score of 8-7 in 13 innings this evening at Citizens Bank Park. Rudy Seanez got the win for the Phils, while Scott Schoeneweis took the loss for the Mets.

There is really not much to say about this game, but you cannot blow a 7-0 lead. The Mets got off to a fast start against Jamie Moyer, getting two runs in the 1st, one in the 2nd and three in the third, on the strength of a Fernando Tatis three run homer. Damion Easley also chipped in with a big night, with four hits. Too bad the offense went to sleep and didn’t score for the next nine innings.

At the end of four, the Mets ahd built a 7-1 lead. Pedro Martinez was cruising along until the suddenly red hot Jimmy Rollins and Ryan Howard hit two run homers each, to make it 7-5.

Brian Stokes relieved Pedro and gave the Mets two shutout innings, Bravo Stokes!

In the 8th, the bullpen meltdown began. Pedro Feliciano came on to allow two hits to Chris Coste and Rollins, but limited the damage to one run by striking out Chase Utley. Joe Smith got Burrell to fly out to the warning track.

Luis Ayala came on to get the save, and it went smooth at the start, getting Ryan Howard to fly out to deep center and getting Shane Victorino to ground out. It all started with a broken bat single by Jayson Werth. Eric Bruntlett, the .214 light hitting utility man, came up to bat, and drove a double to the gap in right center. Ryan Church got the ball in quickly to Easley, and had Easley made a throw on the fly to Schneider, Werth would have been a dead duck. Instead, the ball scooted past and Werth tied the game.

Aaron Heilman threw three innings of scoreless ball, Bravo Aaron!

In the 13th, Scott Schoeneweis allowed a leadoff triple to Victorino, who later scored on a Chris Coste single.

Worst loss of the year. I know there have been alot of these, but in none of them did we blow a 7-0 lead. Absolutely disgusting.