Phillies' Kyle Schwarber Says 'It F--king Hurts' to Lose to Mets in MLB Playoffs

Kyle Schwarber didn't mince words after the Philadelphia Phillies' season came to an end with a 4-1 loss to the New York Mets in the National League Division Series on Wednesday night.

Speaking to reporters after the game, Schwarber said "it f--king hurts" to lose following a regular season that saw the Phillies win the NL East for the first time since 2011.

The Phillies looked like a juggernaut in the first half of the season. They went 62-34 with a plus-110 run differential before the All-Star break.

Things weren't as easy for them after the break. They played .500 ball over their final 66 games (33-33) and had a plus-three run differential.

That post-All-Star-Break performance carried over into the Division Series. The Phillies led or were tied in the sixth inning in three of their four games, but the bullpen couldn't finish the job.

The Mets scored six runs in the final two innings of Game 1 after being shut out for seven innings by Zack Wheeler. Ranger Suárez went 4.2 scoreless innings in Game 4 before being replaced by Jeff Hoffman.

After Hoffman loaded the bases in the bottom of the sixth with a single, hit by pitch and walk, Carlos Estévez gave up a grand slam to Francisco Lindor on the fourth pitch he threw.

Hoffman, Orion Kerkering and Matt Strahm—all of whom had ERAs between 1.87 and 2.29 during the regular season—combined to allow 11 earned runs in seven innings against the Mets.

The Phillies' bats were quiet with a .186/.295/.302 slash line and three homers in four games. Bryce Harper and Nick Castellanos were the only players with more than one extra-base hit. They scored a total of five runs in their three losses.

Philadelphia's 95 wins in the regular season were its most since that 2011 team went 102-60. The 2011 team lost in the NLDS to the eventual World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals.

The Mets still have a lot of work to do to get to the top of the mountain, but they are riding an incredible wave after clinching a playoff spot on the final day of the regular season by winning the first game of a doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves.