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Mets Offense Explodes in Route of Phils

 Are the Mets figuring it out? 

The Amazin's blew the doors off the Philadelphia Phillies 13-3 on Monday night to move to within six games of first place. More importantly, a loss by the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night, helped the Mets increase their lead for the last wild card to 2.5 games. 

With 31 games to go, could the Mets finally be figuring it out? 

 They are offensively at the very least. In three of their last four games the Mets have scored 12, 9, and 13 runs respectively against the Braves and Phillies. They are 3-1 in those games. 

Mark Vientos is sizzling at the dish. He's riding an eight game hitting streak heading into Tuesday with five homers and 13 RBI during that span. 

The Mets have been waiting patiently all year for Vientos to turn it on, and he has finally figured out, resembling the hitter that was the Mets most lethal batter in the postseason last year. 

Starling Marte, is another one, who finally healthy, is red hot right now. Marte is on a five-game hitting streak and has delivered four RBI and two homers in each of the last four ballgames. 

Add major contributions from guys like Luis Torrens who went off Monday with a pair of homers and five RBI, and suddenly the Mets look like the team we've been waiting all year for. 

However, it's not all sunshine and rainbows. The Mets couldn't get Kodi Senga through the fifth inning, and outside of David Peterson and Noah McLean, nobody is going deep into the sixth inning right now. That means the Mets bullpen is still taxed. 

For the time being this is great. The Mets are finally hitting, and finally flexing some muscle in the N.L. East. Keeping it up for the next month is the question.

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