The New York Mets looked poised to end their five-game losing skid on Thursday night, during the series finale against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in the City of Brotherly Love, when they scored four runs right out of the gate.

The Mets got four runs on the board in the top of the first inning, giving their pitching staff robust run support right away. Unfortunately for New York, its offense was not heard of from the rest of the way, while the Mets saw the Phillies' offense come through. When it was all said and done, the Phillies escaped with a 6-4 victory to complete a three-game sweep of their National League East rivals while the Mets suffered their sixth loss in a row .

Making the evening worse for the Mets was the fact that they became just the first team

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