Gut Reaction: Mets 5, Blue Jays 0 (4/4/25)
Tylor Megill had another strong outing and Pete Alonso continued his hot-hitting ways, leading the Mets to a 5-0 victory over the Blue Jays in the home opener. The win pushed the Mets over .500 for the first time this season, as they sit with a 4-3 record.
Megill needed just 11 pitches to get thru the first inning. And the Mets gave him an early lead in the bottom of the frame. Francisco Lindor ripped a single to lead off the bottom of the first and tried to extend it into a double. Originally called out on the play, the Mets challenged and replay gave Lindor a double. Two batters later, Alonso went the other way and the Mets had a 2-0 lead. It was the third homer in seven games for Alonso.
Meanwhile, Megill cruised thru 5.1 IP before suddenly losing it. He issued back-to-back walks, prompting Carlos Mendoza to go to the pen. Once again, the relievers got the job done. Reed Garrett stranded the two inherited runners with two strikeouts, leaving Megill’s line as 5.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB and 4 Ks.
A.J. Minter struck out the side in the seventh inning, although he had a scare when the 3B ump ruled a ball that left the yard a home run, one that was quickly overturned by replay. The ump who made the call – Mike Muchlinski – missed 22 pitches when he was working the plate two days earlier.
Max Kranick finished up with two scoreless innings.
While the Mets had just four hits in the game, they made them count, putting up two crooked numbers on the board. RBI doubles by Juan Soto and Brandon Nimmo plated two runs in the sixth inning and they added another on a sac fly by Starling Marte.
It was a tough day for the bottom four of the order, which went a combined 0-12. Mark Vientos handled five balls in the field, making his 0-fer not quite so bad, and showing off his arm on the throws, too.
The Mets return to action Saturday night, with a 7:10 p.m. start.
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Another great night by the pen in relief of a starter who essentially did his job. Clutch hitting from the first half of the lineup got some much needed offense with even Lindor starting to do his job at the plate. Kudos to the underrated job Torrens is doing being behind the plate handling the staff, throwing out runners and hitting .263 with an .826 OPS. If Vientos can get going, one through five will carry this team quite far.
4 hits and 4 walks producing 5 runs is a good thing for a game, but unsustainable. The bats are still slumbering.
I love the fact that the team struck out just once in 8 innings. Keep putting that ball in play!