Nick Castellanos gave the Mets their credit after they knocked out the Phillies in , but the Phillies right fielder was hesitant to call the Mets the better team even after the lo s. In a series of questions that Castellanos asked himself as part of an answer to a reporter, he expre sed that even though the Mets had won, the Phillies were the better team overall. Are there things that we could have done better? Yes, Castellanos said. Are there things that we could have done differently? Yes. Do I think that they are Trey Burke Jersey a better team than us? No. But this series, they were. The Phillies fell short of what many had expected, and there is some feeling that things could change after this season. Explore More Still, as frustrated as Castellanos was when he spoke to the media after the lo s, he did give the Mets credit for how they played in the series. I mean, losing sucks, man theres no way around it, he said. But instead of feeling sorry for myself, Im gonna give them credit because right now the Mets are playing really good baseball. Theyre hot. From watching them play in the beginning of the year in April and May and watching Jose Iglesias be able to unify them and get the city to buy into something bigger is nothing short of incredible. And just, give them their credit, they beat us. Nick Castellanos and the Phillies were eliminated in the NLDS. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post Nick Castellanos said the Phillies have a better team than the Mets. AP Castellanos had seven hits in 17 at-bats during the NLDS, which included the game-tying home run and . His batting average was an impre sive .412 during the four-game series. The Mets will advance to the NLCS for the first time since 2015, as they await the winner of the Padres-Dodgers series. James Johnson Jersey