Mark Vientos, Pete Alonso, Nimmo and Francisco Alvarez hit home runs — all off Taijuan Walker, all in the first four innings — and the bullpen survived a brief scare to hold onto the late lead. They scored double-digit runs in a third consecutive game for the first time in franchise history.

The Mets are playing excellent baseball and are poised to return to the postseason after a one-year hiatus. However, since returning home from their penultimate road trip of the regular season this week,