Bo Bichette breaks out in big way as Mets drub Mariners to avoid sweep

SEATTLE — “Boo” Bichette turned into Bo Bichette for a day — just long enough to help the Mets avert a series sweep.These were the kinds of at-bats the team had in mind when it signed Bichette last offseason.Not expected was the unacceptable .570 OPS that Bichette brought into the day.

Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets.But it was Bichette’s 4-for-4 performance that led a 7-1 victory over the Mariners at T-Mobile Park on Wednesday as the Mets snapped a two-game skid.Bichette drove in three runs and scored another on a day the Mets broke out with 14 hits and got daring on the bases, with a double steal on which Carson Benge swiped home as part of a four-run fourth inning.For Bichette, who snapped an 0-for-14 skid with his first-inning single, it was only a second multi-hit game since May 19.This was a welcomed offensive showing for the Mets, who scored only four runs in losing the previous two games.

The Mets are off Thursday before opening a weekend series in San Diego.Freddy Peralta had his best start in almost a month, limiting the Mariners to one earned run on six hits and two walks with six strikeouts over six innings.It followed two starts in his last three in which Peralta failed to pitch beyond five innings.The Mets scored an unearned run in the first inning on first baseman Josh Naylor’s errant throw to second base on Jared Young’s grounder.

Bichette and Juan Soto each singled in the inning.Peralta surrendered a home to J.P.Crawford leading off the bottom of the frame.

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