In an Opening Day preview, the Mets beat the Houston Astros, 8-2, with timely hitting and excellent pitching on Wednesday night.
Here are the takeaways...
-With the start of the regular season drawing near, manager Carlos Mendoza, in an away game, didn't hold back any punches with his lineup that featured starters and likely starters and could potentially be New York's Game 1 lineup when these two teams meet in Houston next Thursday.
-Among the likely starters, with Jeff McNeil starting the season on the IL, is Brett Baty who batted eighth and played second base.