Bo Bichette lives up to his word to power Mets win over rival Braves

Bo Bichette may have called it while talking to The Post before Friday’s game.“I think I am good enough that my season could look how I want it to look in a week,” Bichette said.“But I also think that I am good enough to where we look up in a couple of months and I am like, ‘Oh, dang, he made it to where he wants to be.’ ” Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets.

He’s off to a good start.Buoyed by Bichette’s two home runs, which included a grand slam, the Mets beat the Braves 7-5 at Citi Field for their second straight victory.The barrage gave Bichette, who began the night with an anemic .607 OPS, three homers over his last two games.His six RBIs matched a career high.

It’s the kind of night the Mets had in mind when they signed Bichette last winter to a three-year contract (that contains opt outs) worth $126 million.Bichette’s outburst boosted the Mets on a night Nolan McLean scuffled and lasted only four innings because of an elevated pitch count.The right-hander allowed two earned runs on three hits and four walks with six strikeouts.

He was removed after 93 pitches.Juan Soto, whose go-ahead homer Wednesday propelled a victory over the Cardinals, went deep on this night to augment Bichette’s offensive heroics.“I keep waiting, we all keep waiting,” manager Carlos Mendoza said before the game, referring to Bichette.“There are definitely better signs using the whole field.

[Thursday], that homer to the pull side and he has the ability to go the other way.But he continues to hit the ball hard.

This is a really good hitter and he’s about to take off here.”Bichette and Soto got the night started with consecutive homers in the first inning that gave the Mets a 2-0 lead.Soto, who received his silver bat award from last season before the game, cleared the right field fence for his team-leading 15th homer after Bichette had homered to lef...