It was hard not to feel a tad optimistic going into Monday’s game, as the Mets arrived in Arizona to face a team that just ended a 13 game losing streak with three reinforcements activated from the injured list and The Best Pitcher in The World healthy and ready to toe the rubber. And that optimism would prove well-founded, as Jacob deGrom was his typically brilliant self, while the returning Pete Alonso would drive in four runs to help the Mets kick off a nine game road trip with a 6-2 victory.
Both teams went quietly in the first two innings, with both pitchers facing the minimum—Diamondbacks starter Merrill Kelly walked Jonathan Villar to start the game, but promptly erased him on a pickoff.