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The Mets were shut out 1-0 against a scuffling Aaron Nola, as the offense managed just five hits. Nolan McLean was handed the first loss of his major league career despite another strong showing (5 1/3 innings, one earned run, three walks, five strikeouts). The Mets made it interesting in the ninth against Jhoan Duran, but could not bring the tying run in with less than two outs. So it goes.

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While it hasn’t been pretty, the Mets know they control their own destiny in the Wild Card race.

While the Phillies’ trade deadline was a grand slam, the Mets’ deadline has been anything but, and it has cost them dearly.

Prior to the game, the team placed Luis Torrens on the IL and recalled Hayden Senger.

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