On a one-to-10 scale, the opening of the Mickey Callaway era Thursday at Citi Field probably rated somewhere around nine, with a point for every run scored by the Mets.
For three hours, the Mets hit, drew walks and applied pressure on the Cardinals, helping compensate for Noah Syndergaard’s electric, yet largely mediocre afternoon.
With every member of the starting lineup with the exception of Syndergaard reaching base at least once, the Mets rolled to a 9-4 victory before a Citi Field sellout of 44,189.