Philadelphia Phillies manage to score two runs on passed ball strikeout against New York Mets

The Philadelphia Phillies managed to score not once, but twice on a passed ball strikeout play against the New York Mets on Friday. 

With the bases loaded, two outs, and Phillies pitcher Chase Anderson facing down a 1-2 count against Marcus Stroman, the Mets nearly were out of the inning when disaster struck. Stroman was able to strike out Anderson, but the sinking splitter eluded Mets catcher James McCann and took an errant and wild bounce all the way to the Phillies dugout.

The result? A strikeout that was scored as a passed ball on McCann that allowed two runs home.

Had McCann been able to track the  pitch a little better, the Mets likely would have gotten out of the inning just one run down - or even unscathed entirely - instead of two.

That was the difference in the game as the Mets ended up losing 2-1.

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Just another example of the Mets being the Mets.