Here's what happened in Mets Land on Thursday, in case you missed it...

- The Mets' suffered their fifth straight series loss with a 5-0 shutout at the Cincinnati Reds, where RHP Kodai Senga had a rough first inning in the rubber match.

- Manager Buck Showalter, SS Francisco Lindor and Senga opened up about the defeat after the game.

- On Baseball Night in New York, SNY's John Jastremski, Sal Licata, Hannah Keyser and Terry Collins weighed whether or not Mets fans should hit the panic button this early in the season.

- As offense remains an issue, SNY's Andy Martino opined on how the Mets' current roster -- not the farm system's top prospects waiting in the wings -- must take accountability for turning things around.

- A bright spot in the Mets' lineup has been Francisco Alvarez, however.

- Meanwhile, in the minors, recently signed former Yankees slugger Gary Sanchez homered and top prospect Ronny Mauricio continued to shine as Triple-A Syracuse took a 6-5 loss at Buffalo.

- Speaking of Triple-A Syracuse Mets, SNY's Connor Rogers and Joe DeMayo, on The Mets Pod, mulled how soon 3B prospect Mark Vientos could get called up.

- As the Mets' focus turns to a four-game series at the Washington Nationals starting with Friday's 7:05 p.m. start, RHP Max Scherzer is improving daily from injury, according to Showalter, but will miss this turn in the rotation.

- Checking in on a notable former Met, Rangers ace Jacob deGrom is set to miss another few weeks with an elbow injury.