Griffin Canning looked great, but the Mets’ offense was non-existent in a 2-1 loss to the Astros to close out the opening series of their season. They have now won two games in Houston in the last 13 years.
The first five-and-a-half innings of this game went about as well as you could’ve hoped. Griffin Canning generally looked fantastic, leaning on a slider-heavy pitch mix to keep the Astros off the board until the fifth, when Jeremy Pena took him deep. Even that blemish was quickly erased thanks to Jose Siri, who had an electric trip around the bases - walk, stole second, moved to third on a fly out, and then scored on a daring dash home even after Astros starter Spencer Arrighetti checked him back to third.