The Mets suffered a frustrating 4-1 loss to the Royals in the opening game of their three-game series in Kansas City. Noah Syndergaard was not as sharp as he had been in his other starts since the All-Star break, but he was still able to battle the humidity to give the Mets six solid innings of work and keep them in the game.
Given the Mets’ propensity for scoring runs in the first inning, it seemed like they might be starting things out right when Amed Rosario laced the very first pitch he saw into the outfield for a single.