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Ynoa (0-1) gave up six runs on seven hits and a walk while fanning five across four innings to take the loss Saturday against the Cubs.

Ynoa had only allowed one run across 12 innings over his first three appearances this season, but he was unable to repeat those results against a Chicago offense that finally caught fire following an underwhelming start to the campaign. Ynoa still owns an excellent 20:3 K:BB through 16 innings in 2021 and will try to bounce back when he takes the mound next week against the Diamondbacks at home.

Lucchesi (0-1) took the loss in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader as the Mets fell 7-2 to the Rockies, giving up three runs on four hits over three innings. He struck out three.

All three runs scored in the first inning as Colorado sandwiched four hits, including two doubles, around a sac fly, but Lucchesi settled down after that and got the hook after 55 pitches (37 strikes). The southpaw has seen little work in the early going due to the Mets' erratic schedule, but he'll look to get stretched out further in his next outing Friday at home against the Nationals.

DeGrom (1-1) picked up the win in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Rockies, giving up three unearned runs on three hits and a walk over six innings while striking out 14.

The multiple delays since his last start didn't phase the right-hander and neither did pitching at altitude, as deGrom set a single-game record for the most strikeouts by a visiting pitcher over six innings or less in Coors Field. A Jeff McNeil error in the fifth inning also kept deGrom from taking a hit to his ERA, which now sits at a stunning 0.45 through three starts and 20 innings, and his 35:3 K:BB seems like a typo. He'll look to deliver another gem in his next outing Thursday on the road against the Cubs.

Kershaw (3-1) allowed no earned runs on two hits and two walks while striking out eight over seven innings in Saturday's win over the Pirates.

The lefty was dealing Saturday and helped his own cause by taking a walk in what would be the game-deciding run during a crucial at-bat. The 33-year-old threw 60 of his 98 pitches for strikes and has allowed just six earned runs in 24.2 innings of work. Kershaw is scheduled for his next start Friday against the Padres once again.

Darvish (1-1) allowed one earned run on one hit and walked two while striking out nine over seven innings of work in a loss to the Dodgers on Saturday.

The righty was phenomenal as he threw 68 of his 98 pitches for strikes. His sole mistake came on walking opposing pitcher Clayton Kershaw with the bases loaded in the fifth inning. Darvish hasn't skipped a beat since being traded to San Diego, holding a 2.55 ERA on the year. His next chance to take the rubber will be next week against the Dodgers again.

Alcantara allowed four earned runs on six hits and zero walks while striking out seven in Saturday's win over the Giants. He did not factor in the decision.

Alcantara cruised through the first six innings before surrendering all four runs in the seventh inning. Brandon Belt homered off Alcantara to start the inning and Alcantara only managed one more out before allowing three more baserunners to end his night. The 25-year-old had good command again Saturday, striking out seven without giving up a single walk. This brings his season total to 28 strikeouts and seven walks across 24.2 innings.

Kim (back) was activated from the 10-day injured list ahead of Saturday's start against the Phillies.

Kim will make his season debut against Philadelphia after he missed the start of the year due to back issues that surfaced in mid March. Manager Mike Shildt has said that Kim is at full strength heading into Saturday's start. Kim threw 86 pitches in a simulated game at the team's alternate training site Sunday and should be near a normal workload against the Phillies on Saturday.

Wright was optioned to Atlanta's alternate training site following his start Friday against the Cubs.

Wright pitched well enough in his first start of the year, allowing two runs on three hits in 4.1 innings while striking out five. His control wasn't particularly good, however, as he walked two batters and hit four more. Bryse Wilson was recalled to take his place on the roster.

Steele was optioned to the Cubs' alternate training site Saturday, Tony Andracki of Marquee Sports Network reports.

Steele joined the major-league bullpen Monday after three pitchers were placed on the COVID-19 injured list. The southpaw allowed two hits and one walk while striking out four in 3.1 innings across three relief appearances in the big leagues. He'll return to the team's alternate site after Brandon Workman and Dan Winkler were reinstated from the COVID-19 IL on Saturday, but Steele could be a candidate to serve as bullpen depth later in the season.

Gray (back) was officially activated from the 10-day injured list as expected Saturday ahead of his scheduled start against Cleveland.

Gray was diagnosed with back spasms in mid-March. He was expected to miss a couple of turns in the rotation but wasn't thought to be at risk of missing a significant portion of the season, and that's indeed what wound up happening. He isn't expected to be on a pitch count for his first start of the year.