But unlike Friday, when they watched a six-run lead vanish before pulling away to win by the same score, the Mets won their 10th straight game and sixth of the season easily.
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Cespedes is hitting. 316 with five homers and 15 RBIs with the Mets, including a. 390 average while knocking in 12 in nine road games. In all, the NL East leaders got a season high-tying 21 hits, including 10 for extra bases. That output included nine doubles, which is tied for the second most in team history, and a home run. Yoenis Cespedes put on quite a show in his first game at Coors Field. Cespedes has hit five home runs since joining the Mets, recording a total of 23 overall.
“As far as game plan went I thought we executed pretty well with the exception of the home run”, Verrett said.
“Good hitters find a night where they can lock themselves in and they won’t miss a ball”, Cespedes said through an interpreter. “It was just one of those games as a starter, it’s a starter’s worst nightmare”. He gave up seven runs and eight hits in 1 2-3 innings. Pat Hentgen went through that high-to-low plummet with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1997.
Verrett encountered early trouble, allowing successive singles to Charlie Blackmon and DJ LeMahieu to start the game, but got Gonzalez to hit a grounder to the first baseman Murphy that began a double play.
The Mets batted around in the third inning without making an out. “I think I’ll cherish it more when the season is over”, he said of his milestone homer. Catcher Travis d’Arnaud and left fielder Michael Conforto hit back-to-back homers in the seventh inning to boost the Mets’ lead to 12-8.
Colorado finished 2-7 on its homestand to fall to 27-36 at Coors Field.
“He did a tremendous job of hitting spots and working his way out of trouble”, Gonzalez said. “Not an easy place to be consistent. In those situations, you try to minimize damage the best you can”. Cespedes added two hits, while Juan Uribe chipped in with a home run, two RBIs and two runs scored.
With Harvey skipping a start to help ensure he can complete the season before reaching his innings cap, Verrett (1-1) allowed one run on four hits over eight innings with eight strikeouts and one walk.
“We’re going to use him, ” Collins said, “and use him in some big situations too”. “In this park, for me those are saves”.
Collin Balester (1-0) pitched two scoreless innings for the win. But Hundley was erased at the plate trying to tag up on Kyle Parker’s flyout to Curtis Granderson, and momentum swung back to the Mets.
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The Mets acquired outfielder Eric Young Jr. from the Braves for cash considerations. Bettis has made two rehab starts, the last a 67-pitch outing Thursday for Triple-A Albuquerque…. Colon remained in the game but was ineffective after the plunking, surrendering six of his seven runs in the second through fourth innings.
