The New York Mets flexed their muscle in Denver with a convincing 8-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies, fueled by home runs from Ronny Mauricio, Jeff McNeil, and Jared Young. Mauricio set the tone early, launching a staggering 456-foot solo homer into the third deck in the third inning—his first of the season and the longest by a Met this year.
Jeff McNeil followed with a solo shot of his own in the sixth, widening the Mets’ lead to 4-1 and marking his fourth home run of the campaign Jared Young also contributed with a go-ahead homer in the fifth, while Brandon Nimmo and Luis Torrens each drove in two runs to cap off the Mets’ offensive showcase.
On the mound, Clay Holmes delivered six strong innings, allowing just one run and striking out six to earn his seventh win of the season The Rockies, meanwhile, struggled with runners in scoring position and dropped to 12-52, matching a historic low for a 64-game start.
With this win, the Mets improved to 41-24—17 games over .500—and remain undefeated against Colorado this season.
