When you bat around twice in one game, you know your offense is humming. In fact, tonight marked the fifth straight game the Mets scored seven plus runs. It’s the ninth straight game the Mets scored five plus runs. 

The latter the Mets took care of with a five run first inning. The fifth run was scored when Michael Conforto drew a bases loaded walk. Believe it or not, he did that again in the fifth inning. It was one of six walks the Mets drew on the night.

It was one of those nights. The Mets scored 11 on just seven hits. The walks and the Marlins having three errors will do that. In fact, with all that help, the Mets didn’t need a homer to score a run. 

Every Mets batter reached base tonight except Wilmer Flores and Hansel Robles, and Robles had a successful sacrifice.

Flores entering the game was the real downside to the game. He entered due to Asdrubal Cabrera injuring himself while diving for a ball in the third. Initially, many thought it was another aggravation of his leg injury. In fact, he suffered a hand injury. Cue the Amed Rosario discussions. 

Despite Cabrera coming out, the offense didn’t skip a beat with the Mets offense still clicking on all cylinders:

1. Conforto 0-2, R, 2 RBI, 3 BB
2. Cabrera 1-2, R, 2B, RBI
3. Bruce 2-5, R, 2 2B, 3 RBI
4. Walker 1-5, R, 2B, 
5. Granderson 0-2, 2 R, 2 BB
6. T.J. Rivera 1-3, 2 R, RBI
7. Reyes 2-4, R, RBI
8. Plawecki 0-2, R, HBP, SF, RBI
9. Gsellman 0-1, BB

It should be noted Gsellman wasn’t great again. He needed 83 pitches to get through five innings, and Terry Collins lifted him for a pinch hitter in the fifth to help expand the Mets lead. 

Gsellman’s final line was five innings, eight hits, three runs, three earned, no walks, and two strikeouts.

The main issue for Gsellman is he’s not getting the ball down like he did last year, and he’s missing a tick or two off his fastball. That was apparent when both Giancarlo Stanton and Marcell Ozuna hit long homers off him. 

On the bright side, Paul Sewald pitched two scoreless innings to close out the 11-3 game. Due to two big plays from Granderson in center, Sewald didn’t allow a hit. 

The Mets have now won two in a row at home for the first time all season. They have also won six of their last eight to get back to second place. If they win tomorrow, they get their first home sweep and will be back at .500. 

Game Notes: Even with a five run lead and two outs in the sixth, Collins still lifted Fernando Salas for Josh Edgin to face Derek Dietrich.