Whatever excitement was generated by the Jeff Francoeur trade certainly didn’t carry over to Friday night’s game as the Mets were blanked for the third time in five games — this one a 3-0 loss to Bronson Arroyo and the Reds at Citi Field. We’ve got all the details on the deal that sent Ryan Church to the Braves for Francoeur.

Colleague Jay Greenberg isn’t exactly thrilled by the trade from Omar Minaya, but writes that it was a lot better than doing nothing.

Francoeur’s new teammates, on the other hand, can’t wait for the right fielder to get here.

In the notes, Angel Paganreturned from nearly six weeks on the DL but was less than impressive in his debut.