New York Mets fans devastated by blowout loss to the San Diego Padres in 1st game of Wild Card Series: "I never wanna see Scherzer in a Mets uniform again", "You should be ashamed of yourselves"

The New York Mets were rocked by the San Diego Padres on Friday night in game one of their Wild Card matchup. The Mets couldn't get their bats going as they fell 7-1. Down one in a best-of-three series means the Mets will have to win on Saturday to keep their season alive.

Yu Darvish delivered a stellar performance on the mound for the Padres. The ace went seven innings, giving up six hits and four strikeouts. The only run he gave up was a solo shot in the fifth inning off Eduardo Escobar's bat.

The blowout is disappointing for New York Mets fans. They were sure their team was going to come out and dominate the Padres, especially when they had their ace on the mound in Max Scherzer.

Scherzer didn't have a performance to remember. He only went 4.2 innings and gave up seven hits and seven earned runs. He also conceded four home runs Friday night.

Fans were understandably disappointed with the team's effort minus a couple of players. Starling Marte and Eduardo Escobar were the only Mets players with multiple hits Friday night. The effort seemed flat after Scherzer gave up a three-run home run to Josh Bell in the first inning.

Fans don't have much faith in the team going into game two. They can't believe they missed their opportunity to have a bye in the Wild Card round. Their meltdown against the Braves in the final week of the season may prove to be costly if they can't bounce back on Saturday.

The New York Mets need to get to San Diego Padres pitcher Blake Snell early in game two

Blake Snell will take the bump for the Padres on Saturday night. He has been dominant as of late, winning three of his last four games. The lefty could prove to be a tough matchup for the New York Mets.

The New York Mets need to forget about their disappointing game-one loss and move on to game two. With such a tough starter to face, they will need all the focus they can muster.

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