Mets bats back Clay Holmes in convincing win over…
The Mets got here back home Friday, where they keep on profitable.
They belted 4 homers in a 7-2 victory over the Cubs Friday night time in entrance of 41,243 at Citi Field to open up a stretch of 15 of 21 video games at home.
Most of those seemingly gained’t outcome in a win as convincing as this one, as the Mets pounded right-hander Jameson Taillon — and acquired one other sturdy outing from Clay Holmes — and improved to 14-3 in Queens.
Holmes allowed just one run over six innings to decrease his ERA to 2.74 through eight begins.
And on Friday, he was aided by an offense that crushed Taillon for six runs — 5 earned — in just 4 innings.
It began with Francisco Lindor’s fourth leadoff homer of the season, this one from the left facet on an 0-2 four-seam fastball from Taillon.
Clay Holmes throws a pitch in the third inning at Citi Field in Queens, New York on Friday, May 9, 2025. JASON SZENES/NY POST
Brett Baty opened the underside of the second with an opposite-field homer, his second of the season and first since being recalled from Triple-A Syracuse Wednesday.
Two batters later, Jeff McNeil — one other lefty hitter — belted his second home run of the season to make it 3-0.
The Mets loaded the bases with one out in the third with a stroll and two infield hits.
Francisco Lindor rounds the bases on his solo home run in the first inning at Citi Field in Queens, New York. JASON SZENES/NY POST
Luisangel Acuña adopted with what ought to have been an inning-ending double play, but after stepping on second for the forceout, shortstop Dansby Swanson threw high to first to permit Brandon Nimmo and Francisco Alvarez to rating for a 5-0 lead.
The Cubs acquired on the board in the fourth with Kyle Tucker’s tenth homer of the season.
Francisco Lindor hits a solo home run in the first inning at Citi Field. JASON SZENES/NY POST
It was the first time Holmes had allowed a home run this 12 months.
But Juan Soto acquired the run back with a mammoth shot to right-center that hit the Shea Bridge, as he continued his current scorching streak with a homer that measured an estimated 434 ft.
It was Soto’s third homer in his final two video games and eighth for the season.
Before the sport, Carlos Mendoza pointed to Soto “maybe not hitting as many balls on the ground as earlier” as one of the explanations his numbers have begun to return to regular.
Juan Soto hits a solo home run in the fourth inning at Citi Field. JASON SZENES/NY POST
He’s now 11-for-30 with seven extra-base hits (two doubles and 5 homers) with seven walks in his final 38 plate appearances.
“He’s a special hitter,” the supervisor stated. “We knew at some point it was going to turn around. … He’s using the whole field and getting the ball off the ground a little more.”
Interestingly, Taillon hadn’t given up a homer to a left-handed hitter in any of his seven earlier begins this season, but Mendoza stated he needed to load the lineup with lefties to face the previous Yankee.
The thought course of resulted in Mark Vientos sitting for a second straight recreation to permit McNeil to DH after he left Wednesday’s recreation with a hamstring cramp, with Baty at third in consecutive video games.
Brett Baty reacts after he scores on his solo home run in the second inning. JASON SZENES/NY POST
The strikes paid off, as the Mets have gained two in a row since shedding 5 of seven in one of the few tough patches they’ve hit this season.
Alvarez continued his strong efficiency from behind the plate, ending the highest of the second by throwing out ex-Mets prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong attempting to steal second.
Alvarez has thrown out 4 of the ten tried base stealers on the season.
He has thrown out just 15.8 p.c in his profession.
The only slipup got here from Dedniel Núñez, who had one other shaky outing.
After permitting three runs without getting an out in his first look since returning from the forearm tightness that ended his 2024 season, Nunez walked two batters without finishing the eighth inning.
Reed Garrett acquired Seiya Suzuki on a long flyout to left-center to finish the risk.
José Butto allowed a homer to Michael Busch to begin the ninth.
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