CINCINNATI — As the Mets prepare to resume their series against Cincinnati here tonight with Mike Pelfrey taking on Edinson Volquez, they hope the flashes of brilliance on Opening Day from young left fielder Daniel Murphy are a sign of things to come. Colleague Mike Vaccaro, meanwhile, writes that the Mets can learn from the Reds’ past.

In the notebook, it appears the Mets might have gotten a steal in lanky reliever Sean Green.