After a long way, the Mets finally began their season with a painful 5-3 loss to the Phillies. Jacob deGrom was brilliant—what else is new?—as he hurled six scoreless innings and drove in one of the team’s three runs while collecting two hits. The Mets held a 2-0 lead into the eighth, but Trevor May and Aaron Loup combined to allow five runs, aided by a costly Luis Guillorme error, which opened the floodgates and helped the Phillies grab a three-run lead. The Mets staged a mini-rally in the ninth, but Pete Alonso’s long fly ball died at the wall to end the team’s comeback attempt.
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