Eduardo Escobar got his power back, Carlos Carrasco bounced back, and the Mets ran it back, winning their 18th series out of 24 matchups this season.
Escobar homered for a third straight game in the Mets’ 4-1 win over the Rangers on Sunday afternoon at Citi Field. His slump is apparently in the rearview mirror. The third baseman has opened July with six RBI and three home runs in three games. His two-run blast off Jon Gray in the fourth inning on Sunday gave the Amazin’s the final lead they’d need to topple Texas.
The Mets (49-30) took two out of three from the Rangers to wrap up their five-game homestand, which began with a couple of ugly losses to the Astros, on a positive note. They are 18-5-2 this year. The club will enjoy a happy flight to Cincinnati where they will kick off a three-game series against the Reds on Monday.
