The Mets suffered their second loss of the season, losing 3-0 to the Cardinals and being held to just three hits. Senga had a great start, giving up just two runs in the third inning and going six full innings with three walks and an impressive nine strikeouts. Richard Lovelady made another appearance, giving up a run in two innings while striking out two. But the damage was done the second the first Cardinals run scored, as the Mets were unable to scratch even one run across, marking their first shutout loss of the season.<\/p>\n
Joe Buck will be in the ESPN booth<\/a> for the Jackie Robinson Day game between the Mets and Dodgers, and he\u2019ll be joined by Orel Hershiser and Ron Darling.<\/p>\n ESPN compiled the six rookies<\/a> making the biggest impact so far this season, including Mets rookie outfielder Carson Benge.<\/p>\n A medical emergency<\/a> at Opening Day went from a scary situation to a feel-good outcome.<\/p>\n Jon Heyman gave some other options<\/a> for the Mets should a Freddy Peralta extension not materialize.<\/p>\n J.D. Martinez has been added<\/a> to the Mets front office as a special assistant to baseball operations.<\/p>\n Laura Albanese took a look at how J.D. Martinez\u2019s return could help<\/a> some other struggling Mets players.<\/p>\n The Mets and White Sox went through a few different<\/a> permutations in the Luis Robert Jr. trade negotiations before landing on Luisangel Acu\u00f1a.<\/p>\n Two former Mets in Jacob deGrom and Pete Alonso had some fun<\/a> with each other during the game between the Rangers and Orioles in which Alonsa got his first non-Mets home run.<\/p>\n Around the National League East<\/p>\n Andrew Painter pitched a gem<\/a> in his highly-anticipated MLB debut, going 5.1 innings allowing just one run and striking out eight in a 3-2 Phillies win over the Nationals.<\/p>\n The Marlins continued their early season success<\/a>, easily beating the White Sox 9-2, with Liam Hicks, Owen Caissie, and Griffin Conine driving in two runs apiece.<\/p>\n The Braves handed the Athletics their first win, losing<\/a> 5-2 with pitcher Jos\u00e9 Suarez giving up four runs in 3.2 innings.<\/p>\n Around Major League Baseball<\/p>\n Top Mariners prospect Colt Emerson has agreed<\/a> to an eight-year, $95 million extension that could reach a value of $130 million with all the escalators.<\/p>\n Colt Emerson\u2019s extension was the largest-ever<\/a> for a player yet to make his major league debut.<\/p>\n Buster Olney put together a group of polarizing teams<\/a> and why you should\u2014or shouldn\u2019t\u2014believe in them.<\/p>\n There may be another \u201cGolden Generation\u201d of shortstops coming<\/a> to the major leagues.<\/p>\n Blue Jays pitcher Cody Ponce has an ACL sprain, but a return this season<\/a> isn\u2019t out of the realm of possibilities.<\/p>\n The MLBPA has amassed a war chest<\/a> of $415 million ahead of a possible lockout.<\/p>\n Zach Eflin exited<\/a> his season debut with the Orioles due to right elbow discomfort.<\/p>\n Carlos Rod\u00f3n has hit a snag<\/a> in his recovery from elbow surgery due to some hamstring tightness.<\/p>\n This Date in Mets History<\/p>\n The Padres demolished<\/a> the Mets in their first Opening Day meeting in 1997.<\/p>\n