Bo Bichette heard his first boos from Mets fans as he has struck out eight times in his first three games. "I thought my at-bats were terrible, too," he said.

It took one defeat for the questions for the Mets to begin. There were questions concerning why Richard Lovelady — the whimsically named last man to crack the Opening Day bullpen — was pitching in a tie game in extra innings for a second straight day.