The Mets might have signed up for six victories on their 10-game California trip before it began, but now they can set a higher bar.
Their rotation is banged up and their lineup hasn’t truly clicked yet, but the Mets have been good enough.
Including their series against the Padres at Citi Field before they headed west, the Mets have won eight times in 10 games this season against California teams. Pete Alonso, Eduardo Escobar and Jeff McNeil all homered Thursday, providing enough support for Kodai Senga, who ran into difficulty in the fifth and was removed after the inning.Jeff McNeil hit his first homer of the season in the Mets’ victory over the Giants.It was a second straight choppy start for the right-hander, who struggled with the long wait times between innings and the cool weather last Friday at Oakland.
The Mets showed plenty of energy in a scoring outburst that surpassed their eight-run performance on Monday at Dodger Stadium.Getty ImagesFrancisco Lindor was hit by a pitch to begin the inning before Alonso went deep with homer No. 9 this season.Alonso was previously tied with Dave Kingman.Another hit batter by Sean Manaea — this time it was McNeil — ignited a second rally in the inning.
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