Mets win third straight game as bats come alive against Rockies

DENVER — The colder it got Wednesday night, the louder the Mets bats crackled. By the middle innings, the temperature had dropped to 37 degrees at Coors Field and the Mets were rolling.All that remained was for the bullpen to secure the final outs.  Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets.

The Mets survived for a 10-5 victory over the Rockies, giving them three straight wins and four in their past five games.They will try for their first series sweep of the season today. “It’s been tough times definitely,” Juan Soto said, referring to the Mets’ NL-worst record entering play.

“But we come with the same mentality every day.” After a postponement from Tuesday’s wintry mix that included snow that coated the field, the Mets broke out offensively, racing to an eight-run lead in the sixth inning.The Rockies rallied later — most notably against Tobias Myers and Sean Manaea — but manager Carlos Mendoza’s high-leverage relievers preserved the victory. It wasn’t the altitude ball as much as solid contact that carried the Mets, who had 15 hits. Marcus Semien led the rampage with a 4-for-5 performance that included hits in two big rallies before smashing a two-run homer in the ninth.

Mark Vientos and Luis Torrens were the only starters without a hit. “You want to have good games in this ballpark, it’s a good place to hit,” Semien said.“It’s a big outfield and the ball carries.” Freddy Peralta grinded through five shutout innings, allowing four hits and two walks with one strikeout.

It was Peralta’s first start this season in which he didn’t surrender a run.Peralta ran deep into counts and was removed after 91 pitches. “Crazy weather,” Peralta said when asked about the difficulty of pitching in such cold conditions.

“Hard to breathe, and 35 degrees is crazy.” Soto, batting leadoff for the second straight game — and the s...