Mistakes in the field and a lack of offense spoiled another stellar effort from Zack Wheeler as the Mets lost to the Giants, 2-1, in 13 innings.

Mets left fielder Dominic Smith collided with shortstop Amed Rosario on a pop-up that led to the game-winning run to score in the top of the 13th inning in Monday's 2-1 loss to the San Francisco Giants at Citi Field.

"It sucks, especially the way this year has been going," Smith said after the game.

With runners on the corners and two outs, Brandon Crawford popped a Tyler Bashlor fastball into shallow left field. As Rosario backpedaled, Smith came in and bumped into Rosario as the ball landed on the grass and allowed Andrew McCutchen to score the go-ahead run.

Dominic Smith and Amed Rosario combined to hand the Giants the winning run on a botched pop fly in the 13th inning as the Mets lost the opener, 2-1, on Monday night at Citi Field.

For a full box score of the game, click here.

Things you should know about tonight's game...

1) Bashlor (0-2) should have worked himself out of a first-and-third, no-out jam in the 13th. But Brandon Crawford's pop-up bounced into and out of Rosario's glove as Smith collided with him in shallow left field. It was New York's third error of the game. 

Mets RHP Zack Wheeler threw seven strong innings but was unable to win his seventh straight start in Monday's game against the San Francisco Giants at Citi Field.

Wheeler struck out 10 batters and took a shutout into the seventh inning, but gave up the Mets' 1-0 lead when he surrendered a two-out RBI bloop double to Alen Hanson.

The 28-year-old Wheeler allowed one run and five hits in seven innings, throwing 81 of 113 pitches for strikes and lowering his ERA to 3.63 as he continued his hot second half.

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It appears Amed Rosario is turning a corner in his development and becoming a shiny silver lining to what has otherwise been a lost season for the Mets.

Rosario had three hits and three RBI against the Phillies on Sunday and is now batting .398 during his last 10 games, while driving in 11 runs and belting two home runs. In addition, he's tied for second in the NL with eight stolen bases since the All-Star break and has been successful in 13 of his last 15 stolen base attempts.

Overall in August, he is hitting .292/.333/.431 with two homers, four doubles, and five stolen bases...

The Mets open a four-game series against the San Francisco Giants on Monday at 7:10 p.m. at Citi Field.

Mets notes

Robert Gsellman has not allowed a run in his last seven relief appearances, recording two saves and two holds in August. ... As a team, the Mets are hitting .275 in the month of August, which ranks third in the majors.

Mets 3B David Wright is progressing but he may run out of time as he attempts to return to the majors this season.

With Wright on a rehab assignment that expires on Aug. 31 and the minor league seasons ending shortly after, Mets assistant GM John Ricco said Monday that it "remains to be seen" whether Wright will have enough time to get ready.

Ricco said it remains a day-to-day situation, with the team seeing on a nearly everyday basis how Wright's body responds...

Mookie Wilson reminisces about his playing days and what it takes to survive the 162-game grind.

"When I was playing it was a lot easier to stay in shape because the team dictated a lot of what you did, the foods that you ate and the way you traveled. Repetition is very important and it's why most ball players have routines, routines that are important to them for two reasons, for the body and also mentally you are prepared to do what needs to be done."

"At some point you need to give your mind and your body a chance to relax. I would go home after a night game and do something that didn't involve baseball. It is a grind physically and mentally so it takes a strong person to survive in this game."

Brandon Nimmo has been placed on the 10-day DL (retroactive to Aug. 17) due to the bruised left index finger he suffered last Thursday when he tried to check his swing and was hit by a pitch. 

Mets GM John Ricco said he expects Nimmo to return when eligible on Aug. 27. 

Nimmo had initially been viewed as day-to-day, after he saw two hand specialists and the MRI on his left hand came back clean.

If you take out the month of June, where the Mets went 5-21, they are one game over .500 for the season.

Similarly, if you remove the Warriors from the NBA, LeBron James would have a few more titles. And if you eliminate Rocky V, it can be argued that the entire Rocky saga is good.

Anyway, the Mets were 27-27 before June and exited the month with a record of 32-48 and their hopes of reaching the postseason basically over...

Matthew Cerrone (Twitter | Instagram | About Me) Triple-A first baseman Peter Alonso is unlikely to be promoted to the Mets this season, according to multiple reports posted during the last few weeks.

"I doubt he will be up this year," MLB.com's Anthony DiComo tweeted Friday. "The Mets don't want to add him to the 40-man before they have to."

The only three reasons I can think of that might make sense for keeping Alonso down are...

Gary Cohen looks back on his 30 years of broadcasting Mets games, including June 1, 2012, the night when Johan Santana tossed the franchise's first no-hitter.

Mets shortstop Amed Rosario continued his hot hitting by going 3-for-5 with three RBIs in Sunday's 8-2 win over the Phillies in the Little League Classic in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

Rosario's two-run single capped a four-run second inning to give starting pitcher Jason Vargas a comfortable lead, then added another RBI single in the top of the fourth to make it a 7-0 game.

Mets LHP Jason Vargas threw his second straight solid outing, taking a shutout into the sixth inning in Sunday's 8-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies at BB&T Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

Vargas (3-8) won his first start since May 30, giving up two runs and six hits in 5 1/3 innings as the Mets took three out of five games against their division rivals.

Though he took a no-decision when he threw his first quality start of the season on Tuesday, the 35-year-old Vargas was strong from the get-go, retiring the first seven batters he faced.

Amed Rosario had three hits and three RBIs to lead the Mets past the Phillies, 8-2, on Sunday night in the Little League Classic at BB&T Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field.

For a full box score of the game, click here.

Things you should know about tonight's game...

1) Rosario's two-run single capped a four-run second inning for the Mets. Jose Bautista and Kevin Plawecki had RBI singles when New York opened the frame with five consecutive hits. Jeff McNeil had a two-RBI base knock in the fourth and Rosario added another run-scoring single in the sixth. Dominic Smith had a pinch-hit RBI double in the eighth.

Before the Mets beat the Phillies 8-2 on Sunday in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, they met some players competing in the Little League World Series.

On the latest episode of Shea Anything, Doug Williams and Andy Martino deliver a "way, way, way too early" forecast of the 2019 New York Mets roster. Speaking of 2019, they also drop their weekly update on the search for the next Mets GM.

Don't forget -- we want hear from you! Go to SNY.tv/SheaAnything and upload a video or audio clip of your take on the Mets. Keep it to 30 seconds or less, make it good, and you may be on the show!

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The Mets and Phillies play the rubber game of a five-game series on Sunday at 7:10 p.m. at BB&R Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

Mets notes

Since scoring 46 runs in a three-game span, the Mets have scored just five runs in their last 18 innings. ... Mets relievers have a 3.15 ERA in the month of August, which ranks third among all National League teams. ... Austin Jackson has a .378/.418/.568 batting line with two home runs and 10 RBIs in 21 games with the Mets.

The Mets flew into Williamsport, PA on Sunday for their special Little League World Series game against the Phillies. And Little Leaguers were there waiting for them when they arrived...

Mets OF/1B Dominic Smith was promoted from Triple-A Las Vegas on Sunday, reports Review Journal's Betsy Helfand. 

According to MLB.com's Anthony DiComo, the Mets have been hesitant to bring Smith back up as they wanted him to get more outfield reps. He has been primarily in left field since he was sent down. 

Smith has been down with the 51s since the end of July. In 78 games this season, he owns a .255/.330/.387 slash line with six homers and 38 RBI. 

David Wright is 0-for-14 in four rehab games after going 0-for-4 Saturday night for St. Lucie.

Jacob deGrom dazzled in Philadelphia and delivered a complete game, helping the Mets beat Jake Arrieta and the Phillies, 3-1, on Saturday.

Now that's he's finally adding wins to his resume, Jacob deGrom is looking very much like a serious candidate for the National League Cy Young Award.

DeGrom earned his third victory in as many starts Saturday, throwing his third career complete game without allowing an unearned run in a 3-1 victory in Philadelphia.

Cy Young candidate Jacob deGrom didn't allow an earned run in his third career complete game as the Mets defeated Philadelphia 3-1 in a rain-delayed game at Citizens Bank Park.

For a full box score of the game, click here.

For Mets manager Mickey Callaway, the answer for why he thinks that Jacob deGrom should win the Cy Young is simple: he's better than everybody else.

DeGrom is a Cy Young favorite, alongside Nationals RHP Max Scherzer.

"I think if you look at his home runs per inning, the BABIP, the FIP, he's better at all those things," Callaway said before the Mets game. "Scherzer has a .250 BABIP, which means he's getting fairly lucky and deGrom's numbers are still better."

The Mets are keeping LHP Jason Vargas in the rotation.

Mickey Callaway told Wayne Randazzo that RHP Corey Oswalt will be moved to the bullpen in a traditional five-man rotation after talks of potentialy using six.

Vargas, 35, is 2-8 this season with an 8.10 ERA and 1.78 WHIP in 53.1 innings.

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Mets ace Jacob deGrom has been the best pitcher in the National League this season. Better than Max Scherzer. Better than Aaron Nola. As it stands right now, he should be the frontrunner for the Cy Young award.

But he might not be, because of his won/loss record. And that's the one big difference between deGrom and the above pitchers...

The Mets take on the Phillies on Saturday afternoon at 4:05 p.m. at Citizens Bank Park.

Mets notes

The Mets are 6-4 in their last 10 games and have won eight of their last 14 games. ... The Mets have won 19 of their last 25 series
vs. the Phillies. ... Jacob deGrom has held opponents to three runs or less in 21 straight starts, the second-longest single-season streak in franchise history.

Mets RHP Noah Syndergaard couldn't overcome a rough first inning in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.

Syndergaard allowed a season-high four runs and gave up eight hits in 5 2/3 innings, including a poor first inning in which he allowed the first four batters to reach base before he even recorded an out.

The 25-year-old Syndergaard (8-3) allowed a leadoff single to Cesar Hernandez and walked Rhys Hoskins to bring up former teammate Asdrubal Cabrera, whose double to left field made it 1-0. Nick Williams followed with an RBI single to center that made it 2-0. Syndergaard got Carlos Santana to hit into a 3-6-3 double play, but Cabrera scored from third to make it 3-0.

Meet…Hannah.

Wake up. Work out. Train. Go home. Shower. Rest. Go out. And then repeat.

This is the life Hannah leads, and while it may appear that Hannah's grueling schedule has absolutely no room for a +1, she is accepting applications to find the man of her dreams on Prospects.

While Hannah was the leading lady, it was quite apparent who was taking the lead - her manager Emily. She's willing to get her hands dirty to help her friend, and hopes these guys are too since, well - "girly" man hands are a no-no. (whatever that means). Consider this a warning to any man with "girly" hands that looks like a "peasant" -steer clear of this feisty one. Host Alex admits he's "a little nervous for these prospects, these girls are vicious."

Aaron Nola held the Mets to one run over seven innings and Noah Syndergaard allowed four runs in 5 2/3 frames as New York fell to Philadelphia, 4-2, on Friday night.

Noah Syndergaard allowed four runs in 5 2/3 innings as the Mets lost to the Phillies 4-2 on Friday at Citizens Bank Park.

For a full box score of the game, click here.

Things you should know about Friday's game

1) Syndergaard was hit hard in the first inning, giving up an RBI double to former Met Asdrubal Cabrera to get things started for the Phillies. Nick Williams' RBI single and Carlos Santana's double play plated two more in the inning, making it 3-0. In the fourth, Austin Jackson misplayed a fly ball to deep center field that resulted in a triple for Roman Quinn, who then scored on an RBI single by Jorge Alfaro for the Phillies' fourth run of the night. Syndergaard threw 115 pitches over 5 2/3 innings, giving up four runs and striking out five batters.

It was roughly one year ago that Michael Conforto's All-Star season with the Mets was interrupted after dislocating his shoulder on a swing at Citi Field.

Finally, after months of struggling to get going, it appears Conforto is back to being the intense, competitive, classic left-handed No. 3 hitter the Mets took pride in last summer.

Since his batting average dropped to a season low .216 on July 15, Conforto is batting .320 with a .400 BABIP, a .400 OBP, .570 slugging percentage, six HR, seven doubles and 17 RBI in 26 games, during which the Mets are 13-13...

After Thursday's doubleheader, the Mets take on the Phillies again Friday night at 6:05 at Citizens Bank Park.

Mets notes

The Mets have scored 46 runs in their past three games. Prior to that, they had scored 46 runs in their previous 10 games combined. ... Austin Jackson has a .379/.423/.591 batting line with two home runs and nine RBIs in 19 games since joining the Mets.

Gary Cohen looks back on his 30 years of broadcasting Mets games, which include many memorable and historic moments in franchise history.

Brandon Nimmo saw two hand specialists and the MRI on his left hand came back clean, Mets managery Mickey Callaway said before Friday's game.

Nimmo is day-to-day.

Nimmo was hit by a pitch while attempting to check his swing in the third inning against the Phillies in Game 1 of Thursday's doubleheader, fell to the ground immediately, and exited the game after standing up. X-rays came back negative, and he pinch-ran during Game 2 of the doubleheader.

The Mets have placed RH reliever Bobby Wahl on the 10-day DL due to a right hamstring strain and promoted LH reliever Daniel Zamora from Double-A Binghamton, the team announced Friday.

Wahl, who was acquired in July from the A's in the Jeurys Familia deal, allowed six runs in 5.1 innings (seven appearances) while walking four and striking out seven for the Mets after being promoted from Triple-A Las Vegas.

The 25-year-old Zamora's first Mets appearance will be his big league debut.

In late 2014, early 2015, Mets C Kevin Plawecki was widely considered the second-best catching prospect in baseball, according to more or less every every published top prospect list.

Three and a half years later, after years of being labeled only a backup catcher, he's starting to show that maybe, possibly, he can be counted on as every day catcher for the Mets.

Prior to his first call-up during the summer of 2015, Plawecki was often labeled by scouts as an "offensive catcher," mostly due to his average defensive skills, short, simple swing and impressive contact rate...

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Every Friday, we'll be taking a look at how the Mets' top prospects (their MLB.com Top 100 Prospect rankings are in parenthesis) are faring in the minors...

Peter Alonso, 1B, Triple-A Las Vegas (No. 63) -- ETA 2018

Mets OF Brandon Nimmo starred in the Mets huge victory over the Orioles on Wednesday, but was removed from their record breaking game one of their double header against the Phillies on Thursday.

Nimmo was hit by a pitch in his finger in the third inning and exited the game. He reacted to it exactly how you might imagine he would.

"Ah, crud!" Nimmo said after the game.

Hannah and her team of scouts and managers pick out a few different prospects for her to go on a date with at Citi Field.

Catch Prospects tonight following Mets Post Game or stream it live on SNY.tv or the NBC Sports App.

Steven Matz was roughed up in his return from the disabled list as the Phillies earned a doubleheader split with a 9-6 win on Thursday night at Citizens Bank Park.

For a full box score of the game, click here.

Things you should know about tonight's game...

1) Matz's return from a stint on the DL was not much better than his start that preceded it. After being handed a 2-0 lead in the first inning, the 27-year-old allowed a three-run homer to Rhys Hoskins in the bottom of the inning and three more runs in the second, aided by his own throwing error. Matz (5-10) was lifted after surrendering six runs -- four earned -- on five hits and a walk with two strikeouts and two home runs allowed in two innings.

After scoring 24 runs in the first game of Thursday's doubleheader, the Mets fell to the Phillies, 9-6, in the nightcap.

David Wright has played another game on his rehab stint with St. Lucie and is still hitless against High-A pitching.

Wright's box score, quite obviously, takes a backseat to the fact that he's on the Mets' comeback trail and playing in professional baseball games again.

On Thursday night, Wright went 0-3 in six innings at third base. It was Wright's fourth game in five days.

Steven Matz's return from the DL didn't go to plan.

Matz was shelled for his second straight start, as the Mets' southpaw was unable to last more than two innings against the Phillies. In his last start, Matz couldn't escape the first inning before heading to the DL.

On Thursday night, Matz allowed six runs (four earned) in two innings with a walk and two strikeouts.

The Mets take on the Phillies in their second game of the doubleheader on Thursday night after putting up a franchise record 24 runs in Game 1.

Mets notes

In game one, the Mets scored 24 runs, the most in franchise history. The previous mark was 23 runs on August 16, 1987 at Chicago-NL. … According to Elias, the last NL team to score 15 or more runs in consecutive games was the New York Giants on August 2-4, 1933. … New York's 10-run inning was its first time scoring at least 10 runs in an inning since scoring a franchise-best 12 runs in the third inning on April 29, 2016 vs. San Francisco.

The Mets set a franchise record for runs and hits as they pummeled the Phillies, 24-4, in the first game of Thursday's doubleheader at Citizens Bank Park.

For a full box score of the game, click here.

Things you should know about today's game...

1) After capping a nine-run sixth inning with a grand slam in Baltimore Wednesday night, Jose Bautista did the same during a 10-run fifth in Thursday's doubleheader opener. Bautista, who didn't start the game, finished with three hits and seven RBIs. Amed Rosario hit the first pitch of the afternoon for a home run -- his second leadoff blast in three games -- and finished with a career-high four hits along with three RBIs, three runs and a stolen base. Kevin Plawecki reached safely in all six plate appearances, going 4-for-4 with a triple, a double, two RBIs and two walks. 

The 2018 New York Mets are going in the history books.

Against the Phillies, the Mets broke their franchise record for runs (24) and hits (25). Over their last two games, they scored more than they have over a two-game span (40). 

The 2018 Mets shatter the previous two-game record held by the 1990 edition, who scored 34 runs across two games at Wrigley against the Cubs, winning 19-8 then 15-10.

SNY's Keith Hernandez spoke with Doug Williams on Thursday to discuss comments he made Wednesday night concerning Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Urena's right to pitch inside to Ronald Acuna of the Braves after Acuna had homered in five straight games

While noting that the intent should never be to hurt someone and that any pitches should brush batters off the plate or be "at waist level," Hernandez stood by what he said on Wednesday.

"I stand firmly by what I said, and I don't think the pitch was that terrible," Hernandez said.