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Good morning, Mets fans!
For those that stayed up to watch the whole Mets game last night, they didn’t go to bed disappointed! However, it didn’t come without a little anxiety.
The Mets were staked to a 5-1 lead in the seventh following James McCann‘s first home run of the season, but the bullpen let it slip away.
David Peterson was fantastic, as he threw 5 2/3 innings allowing only one run on three hits, while striking out three. Drew Smith got his one out in the sixth, and then things fell apart. Chasen Shreve was charged with a run on two hits. Trevor May allowed two runs on two hits, and Edwin Diaz allowed a game-tying homer to Daulton Varsho with two-out in the ninth.
Starling Marte legged out an RBI infield single in the top of the 10th to get the Mets a 6-5 lead, which Seth Lugo held in the bottom half of the frame.
Liz Evangelou provided a further breakdown of the game.
The two will meet again for the second game of the series Saturday for an 8:10 ET start. Trevor Williams will get the ball for the Mets, and Humberto Castellanos does the pitching for the Dbacks.
Latest Mets News
Athlete Logos announced on Twitter that he will be selling his own merchandise.
Pat Ragazzo of Sports Illustrated wrote on why Drew Smith’s emergence in the bullpen isn’t a surprise.
Episode 31 of the Get Metsmerized Podcast aired, as Mets director of baseball development Bryan Hayes talked about a wide array of topics.
Stephanie Apstein of Sports Illustrated wrote on how the Mets rotation has thrived even without Jacob deGrom.
Mets Minors posted on the Syracuse Mets fourth straight win.
Nick Rucco wrote a Minors report, highlighted by the brawl in the Rumble Ponies game Thursday.
Latest MLB News
JJ Cooper of Baseball America reported on how the new pace of play rules are impacting the minor leagues one week into their implementation.
Ryan Fagan reported on the new structure for the Hall of Fame Era Committee’s.
The Rays have placed RH Chris Mazza on the 10-day IL, and recalled LH Colin Poche from Triple-A Durham.
The Dodgers recalled LHP Garrett Cleavinger and placed RHP Blake Treinen on the injured list with right shoulder discomfort.
Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reported that Odubel Herrera has been recalled from the injured list by the Phillies.
Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reported that the Rays were dealing with numerous Covid issues.
Jesse Rogers of ESPN reported that Tim Anderson has been suspended for one game for flipping off the fans in Cleveland.
Jon Heyman of ESPN reported that the Yankees and Jacoby Ellsbury came to a solution regarding a dispute over pay in the final year of his contract.
Latest on MMO
Alex Horowitz wrote on how Eduardo Escobar‘s contract may be the steal of the off-season.
John Sheridan wrote a 3 Up 3 Down on how the Mets can beat good teams.
Alex Horowitz wrote a preview on the series in Arizona.
On This Date in History
1962: The Mets grabbed the first win in their franchise history. After getting off to an 0-9 start, they got a 9-1 win against the Pirates to get on the board. It was the first of 40 wins that year, and first of over 4,500 in their history.
2010: Ike Davis hits his first major league home run in Atlanta against the Braves. It was the first of 81 home runs the lefty would slug in his career across seven seasons.
2021: Jacob deGrom throws arguably the best game of his life. Taking on the Nationals, the ace threw a complete game two-hit shutout, striking out a career high 15 hitters. The Mets won 6-0.
Let’s go Mets!
