Rookie Ronny Mauricio belts long homer as Mets rip lowly Rockies
Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets.DENVER — Ronny Mauricio is prone to chasing pitches and striking out, but the flip side is his explosive power.The Mets were reminded Saturday why the 24-year-old rookie is so appealing on another night when the team let opportunities escape with runners in scoring position.Mauricio blasted his first major league homer since 2023 — a 456-foot rocket in the third inning — and was on base as part of another scoring rally in helping the Mets beat the Rockies 8-1 at Coors Field.The Mets finished 3-for-14 with runners in scoring position, but hit three homers in beating the hapless Rockies for a fifth straight time.
The Mets will go for the season series sweep Sunday.The Mets returned to full strength with Francisco Lindor back in the lineup after missing the previous two starts with a broken right pinky toe.Lindor singled in each of his first two at-bats and stole second both times, just in case there was any lingering concern about his toe.
A night earlier, he delivered a pinch-hit, two-run double in the ninth inning that served as the margin of victory.Clay Holmes picked up where Kodai Senga left off a night earlier by allowing one earned run on nine hits over six innings with six strikeouts.On Friday, Senga allowed one earned run over six innings in throwing a career-high 109 pitches.
Holmes needed just 95 pitches.Mauricio led off the third with a bomb to right field for the game’s first run.A night earlier, he snapped an 0-for-11 stretch with a triple that nearly cleared the left field fence.
The Mets recalled Mauricio on Tuesday when Mark Vientos was placed on the injured list with a strained right hamstring.Ryan McMahon’s homer leading off the fourth tied it 1-1.It was the eighth homer allowed by Holmes in his past six starts, but he’s minimized damage by surrendering most of them with the bases empty.Jared Youn...