Mets’ Max Scherzer Allows 4 Homers in Wild-Card Loss to Padres

And as he trudged off the mound in the fifth inning, Scherzer was showered with boos from the sellout crowd of 41,621 fans at Citi Field. In the span of a few innings, the vibe in Flushing went from deafeningly loud to eerily quiet as the Padres repeatedly rocketed balls into the stands.

“I’m disappointed,” Scherzer said. “Baseball can take you to the highest of highs and the lowest of lows, and this is one of the lowest of lows.”

The 101-win Mets are now on the verge of elimination. By losing their division, the National League East, to the Atlanta Braves in the closing days of the regular season, the Mets earned the top wild-card spot (of three) in the playoffs. And in this year’s new postseason format, that meant hosting the second wild-card team, the 89-win Padres.

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