When the games reach the late innings and the sky darkens, the Mets dim the stadium lights as the ribbon boards flicker in blue, and then they activate the rail lights that glimmer in the team’s colors of royal blue and orange, and later red, white and blue for “God Bless America.”

Thus began the mass exodus from Citi Field in Game 3 of the NL Championship Series with the Mets losing 7-0. Fortunately for patrons leaving early for the exits, they didn’t get to see Megill get tagged for another home run, this one a solo shot from Max Muncy, also into the second deck in right field.