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Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon has been suspended five games and fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Baseball for trying to hit a fan on Thursday night in Oakland. The confrontation occurred as the team was leaving the visiting dugout following their 2-1 loss to the A’s. Rendon heard the fan heckling him, which led to the situation escalating.

Rendon will appeal the suspension, and already had it reduced to four games, Jeff Fletcher of SoCal News Group reported.

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Carlos Carrasco struggled mightily and the Mets’ bats couldn’t get anything going against Freddy Peralta as they dropped their series opener with the Brewers, 10-0. Carrasco threw 96 pitches in four-plus innings, getting charged with five runs on four hits and four walks. His fastball averaged just 91.1 miles per hour, the lowest he’s averaged in any start in his career. Tommy Hunter got roughed up too, giving up five hits and five runs, including a grand slam to rookie Brice Turang. The lone highlight for the Mets was Luis Guillorme tossing a scoreless inning of relief in the bottom of the eighth.

The Mets will look to bounce back with Max Scherzer (1-0, 4.50 ERA) on the hill for his second start of the year, facing off against southpaw Wade Miley. Scherzer was solid in his start against the Marlins on Opening Day, allowing three runs, four hits, and two walks with six strikeouts in six innings. First pitch is scheduled for 7:40 p.m.

Right-hander Jeff Brigham was placed on the injured list by Triple-A Syracuse on Sunday. That move leaves the Mets without any non-MLB relievers on the 40-man roster.

Jeff McNeil was honored by MLB.com, winning the Play of the Week presented by Chevrolet for his great hustle and throw to cut down a run in the fifth inning of Friday’s game in Miami.

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Michael Conforto hit his first homer of the season for the Giants in San Francisco’s 12-3 win over the White Sox. Deesha Thosar of FOX Sports spoke to the former All-Star as he seeks redemption with his new team.

Before the Angels and Mariners squared off Monday night, Shohei Ohtani and Ichiro Suzuki exchanged pleasantries in the outfield.

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Chris Bello recaps the Mets’ series-opening loss to the Brewers.

Nate Mendelson gives us three takeaways from the Mets’ loss on Monday.

Rivka Boord publishes the first edition of 3 Up, 3 Down for the 2023 season.

On This Date in Mets History

1994: With the wind blowing out at Wrigley Field, Dwight Gooden surrenders three homers to Tuffy Rhodes, but the Mets bang out 16 hits, including four from Jeff Kent in a 12-8 win on Opening Day. Kent, José Vizcaíno, and Todd Hundley all go deep, and the Mets’ bullpen records the final 10 outs to seal the win.

2014: Lucas Duda hits two two-run homers and Jenrry Mejia allows just one run in six innings as the Mets earn their first victory of the season, 4-3 over the Reds. José Valverde puts two men on with one out in the ninth inning but gets Joey Votto to fly out and strikes out Jay Bruce to secure his first save as a Met.

2018: The Mets continue their strong start to the season, completing a two-game sweep over the Phillies with a 4-2 victory. Amed Rosario‘s two-run triple and Yoenis Céspedes‘ two-run homer provide all the Mets’ offense, and the bullpen throws five shutout innings after Noah Syndergaard exits.

Birthdays: Ron Locke (81), Tom Herr (67), Eric Valent (46), Cameron Maybin (36)