Mets vs. Pirates live score, updates: Highlights from MLB Opening Day with Paul Skenes, Freddy Peralta
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Game 1 out of 162 always feels a little different than the rest. Opening Day is special. It feels like a sign of spring and of hope.
And that's where the New York Mets and Pittsburgh Pirates find themselves on Thursday afternoon when they match up in a game televised nationally on NBC. Hope springs eternal on Opening Day. Anything is possible, even for a team like the Mets that collapsed down the stretch last season, or a team like the Pirates that hasn't done nearly enough winning lately.
Much of the optimism will stem for both teams from the guys on the mound on Thursday. MORE: Mike Trout, Tiger Woods, and Superman without his cape The Pirates send reigning NL Cy Young winner Paul Skenes to the hill. The Mets counter with Freddy Peralta, their new ace acquired in an offseason trade from the Milwaukee Brewers .