The day couldn’t have been any brighter for the Mets, who used strong pitching from Jacob deGrom and manufactured a pair of runs to beat the Phillies, 2-0, this afternoon at sun-drenched Citi Field.
PITCHING: DeGrom pitched another solid game, working 6.1 scoreless innings, giving up seven hits and one walk with only three strikeouts. … Carlos Torres relieved deGrom and got the Mets out of the seventh. … Jerry Blevins worked the eighth and Jeurys Familia the ninth for the save.
HITTING: Juan Lagares drove in the Mets’ first run with a line single off the glove of starter Aaron Harang in the fourth. The ball squirted from Harang giving Lagares time to beat out the hit. … The Mets increased their lead to 2-0 in the eighth when Michael Cuddyer singled, took third on Chase Utley‘s error when Daniel Murphy‘s hard-hit ball through his legs and scored on Travis d’Arnaud‘s sacrifice fly. … The Mets mustered only six hits, including a single by Wilmer Flores.
EXTRA INNINGS: The Mets are 34-20 in home openers, including 4-3 at Citi Field. … The Mets are 2-1 in one-run games this year. … With a single, David Wright has at least one hit in every home opener since 2005. … Curtis Granderson now has eight walks to lead the majors. … Today was the start of a 10-game home stand.
TOMORROW: Matt Harvey goes after his second straight victory in a start against David Buchanan.
