PHILADELPHIA — An unsexy but important piece of the Mets’ hot start was on display again Sunday: They have not been streaky.
In splitting a doubleheader against the Phillies, losing the opener 3-2 but winning later 6-1, the Mets kept alive a curious statistic: More than a month into the season, they have lost consecutive games only once (April 10-11). They also haven’t managed more than a three-game winning streak (though they have reached that number on four occasions).
This time, Pete Alonso ended the skid before it began, collecting two home runs and five RBIs to power the Mets to a rebound victory. That came after Max Scherzer gave up three runs and 10 hits in six innings in the first game, his first regular-season loss since May 30, 2021 — a whopping 25 starts ago.
