In a season full of annoying games, this one was right near the top. The Mets lost the first game of this two-game Subway Series at Citi Field, falling 7-6 on Tuesday night as Max Scherzer had another rough outing, and the Mets saw Drew Smith get ejected following a sticky stuff check before even throwing a pitch—this comes with an automatic 10-game suspension, during which the Mets will be unable to replace Smith on their roster. Absolutely nothing is coming up Mulhouse right now.
Scherzer was immediately greeted rudely, as Giancarlo Stanton took a hanging slider and deposited it into the left field seats to give the Yankees an early lead two batters into the first inning.