Meet the Mets
Noah Syndergaard wasn't bad in his major league debut, but Jake Arrieta stole the show and Kris Bryant homered yet again to hand the Mets a 6-1 loss.
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Syndergaard pitched five scoreless innings before giving up three runs at the start of the sixth.
Perhaps the rookie could have pitched deeper if not for another defensive miscue by Daniel Murphy.
ESPN's Mark Simon has a stat-heavy breakdown of Thor's first start.
Juan Lagares didn't play last night because of a strain under his armpit.
Meanwhile, Vic Black will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Las Vegas this weekend.
With the Rockies off to a slow start, the Troy Tulowitzki trade rumors are starting to flare up again.
Dave Cameron says that the Mets are a favorite to land the All-Star shortstop, but Andy Martino says that they still don't want to foot the bill.
Around the National League East
The Marlins were crushed by the Dodgers on Tuesday, but Giancarlo Stanton hit the ball out of Chavez Ravine. My goodness.
Fish Stripes is wondering for how long Dee Gordon can keep playing this well.
The Good Phight has noticed a double standard when it comes to commenting on Chase Utley and Ryan Howard.
The Braves dropped another close one to the Reds.
Around Major League Baseball
The Mariners exploded for six home runs in an 11-3 win over San Diego.
Edwin Encarnacion ate a pair of oppo tacos and got to walk the bird twice against the Orioles.
Oakland might be off to a slow start, but Athletics Nation is not panicking yet.
Two of baseball's five most surprising pitchers recently played against the Mets. David Ross didn't make the cut? Boo.
New York baseball legend Yogi Berra celebrated his 90th birthday yesterday.
Will Leitch drafted an All-Star ballot based on which players would be the most entertaining to watch.
Yesterday at Amazin' Avenue
Greg Karam taught us all we need to know about Syndergaard in advance of his big league debut.
This date in Mets history
In 2000, the Mets released Rickey Henderson, who was awesome in 1999. Also, be sure to wish a happy 65th birthday to Bobby Valentine.