The Mets, in snapping a three-game losing streak, may have snapped out of whatever they have been trapped in for the past two weeks.
Daniel Vogelbach snapped out of a 5-for-42 funk. His replacement, Mark Vientos, snapped an 0-for-10 skid to begin his career and found his first major league hit. Facing Carlos Carrasco and a Mets bullpen that combined for 16 strikeouts, Pirates batters may have wanted to snap their bats over their knees.
One game does not signal the Mets have left cold bats firmly in the past. During this 6-7 stretch against teams well under .500, the Mets have averaged 8.2 runs in their victories and 1.9 runs in their losses, either exploding or imploding nearly every game. The Mets opened up a five-run lead thanks to further damage in the third and fourth innings. In the third, Francisco Lindor drilled a two-run homer — his 24th of the season, bringing him to a career-high 94 RBIs — an inning before the righty-hitting Vientos pinch hit for the lefty-hitting Vogelbach against Pirates lefty Eric Stout and grounded an RBI single through the right side.
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