Chasing balls in the dirt. We didn't work deep into counts like we should have. We have to understand what they're trying to do to us and flip the switch as an offense," he said per Matt Gelb of The Athletic.

Zack Wheeler reared back and uncorked a four-seam fastball to Mets left fielder Brandon Nimmo in the first inning on Saturday that just skimmed the top of the strike zone. Nimmo waved at it, but had no chance.

After Wheeler held them to no runs and one hit in seven innings, the Mets unloaded against the Phillies' vaunted bullpen to win Game 1, 6-2.