June 1st Mets 7, Padres 0

The Mets started their west coast road trip late last night with an outstanding performance from Jacob DeGrom who went eight innings while only surrendering two hits and fanning eight.

Daniel Murphy provided the offense going 4-5 with 3 runs scored and in the process driving in 3 RBI's on route to the Mets offense putting up a touchdown with an opening series 7-0 win.

This was a type of win the Mets needed to start a seven game road trip that will see them play two more in San Diego and a four game weekend series in Arizona.

Going into this road-trip the Mets were a very below average 7-15 away from Citi Field. With the Mets finishing a 4-2 home stand, it was vital for the Mets to build on that progress to keep pace with the NL East favorite Nationals.

The Nationals are in the middle of a intriguing series with the underachieving and former in country rival the Toronto Blue Jays. Last night, the two teams were postponed due to rain. Therefore, with the  Mets win they have now slid into a tie for first place with the Nationals.

Despite it only being June, I feel June can sometimes be a really important month of the season. At this point in the season, we know what every team is made out of. The weather is starting to heat up which also will mean the bats will start to heat up. This is when some teams some teams will pull away in the division race and the weaker teams will go from contenders to pretenders. In other words, it will be very interesting to see if the Mets can keep pace all season.

Game two of the series will go tonight as Noah Syndergaard will put his 1.82 ERA on the line as the Mets try to win their 3rd straight as they have won five out of their last seven. First pitch goes at 10:10 ET on SNY.