The Unhappy Recap: Marlins 5, Mets 4

2008 record: 1-1 (2nd place, tie)

Oh, the pain.

Less than four innings into his season, having already allowed four runs, Pedro Martinez felt a 'pop' in his left hamstring and hobbled off the field Tuesday night. To add insult to injury, the Mets saw their rally to tie the score after being behind 4-0 go to waste when someone named Robert Andino hit a walk-off homer in the bottom of the tenth.

Matt Wise was the loser, giving up the bomb after striking out the first two hitters in the tenth.

But the story is Pedro's injury. He hadn't pitched well to start, and then he grabbed his left hamstring after making a pitch. The official word was 'strained left hamstring.' An MRI is scheduled for Wednesday and he's currently listed as day-to-day, but a DL stint looms.

Wow, does that suck.

Otherwise, it was a nice comeback for the Mets, who got an RBI single and a sacrifice fly for another run by Angel Pagan. Brian Schneider also knocked in a run, as did Jose Reyes. The relief corps of Sosa, Schoeneweis, Smith and Heilman threw 5 2/3 innings, allowing no runs on five hits.

And so the rollercoaster ride begins. Did we really think it would be easy? Come on, now...