The optimistic Mets fan could walk away from this game with the obvious glass half-full takeaway. The lead story of the game was of course the return of the best pitcher in the game, Jacob deGrom. Making his first start in 391 days, deGrom flashed his otherworldly form in the first, hitting 102 on the radar gun and retiring the side in order with a pair of strikeouts.
deGrom tired a bit early, surrendering a single followed by an RBI double by Luis Garcia in the fourth. However, he battled out of trouble in big part thanks to a clutch strikeout of Nelson Cruz with a man on third and one out in the inning.