The New York Mets kept their winning streak alive Wednesday night, cruising to a 10-5 victory over the Colorado Rockies despite frigid conditions at Citi Field. It was their third straight win, and the offense came out swinging from the very first pitch.
Juan Soto wasted no time making history, launching his first career leadoff home run to set the tone. After Bo Bichette grounded out, MJ Melendez followed with a triple to right field, putting immediate pressure on Rockies starter Michael Lorenzen. Though the Mets didn't score again in the first, the message was clear: this was going to be a long night for Colorado.
The real damage came in the fourth inning. Brett Baty led off with a walk, and Marcus Semien—who would finish with a four-hit night—doubled to put runners on second and third. Carson Benge continued his hot streak with a two-RBI single to right field, giving the Mets a 2-0 lead. Francisco Alvarez kept the rally going with a single, and after Luis Torrens grounded out, Alvarez's heads-up baserunning caused confusion among Rockies infielders. He avoided the tag to return safely to first, allowing Benge to score and pushing the lead to 4-0.
On the mound, Freddy Peralta kept the Rockies off the scoreboard through five innings, though he wasn't particularly efficient, needing 91 pitches to get through five frames. Colorado threatened with two runners on in the second, third, and fourth innings, but Peralta held them to an 0-for-6 mark with runners in scoring position, keeping the Mets in control.
The Mets blew the game open in the sixth. Semien singled to right, Benge doubled to send him to third, and Alvarez drove in Benge with an RBI single, moving Semien to third. That ended Lorenzen's night, but reliever Zach Agnos didn't fare much better. He hit Torrens with a pitch, and the inning snowballed from there. Soto delivered a sacrifice fly to score Benge, Bichette added an RBI single to plate Alvarez, and Tyrone Taylor—who entered as a pinch runner for Melendez in the fifth—reached on a throwing error by Edouard Julien that should have ended the inning on a double play. Instead, Torrens scored, and the Mets had all the cushion they needed.
It was a complete team performance: early power, timely hitting, and just enough pitching to keep the Rockies at bay. For Mets fans, this is the kind of balanced attack that makes a long season feel a lot more promising.