Mets’ power-driven offense poses threat

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PHILADELPHIA — The 2016 Mets, by and large, do not steal bases. They do not generally hit and run. They do not bunt particularly often.

Simply put, the Mets are a machine built to hit home runs. When they hit a lot of them, they tend to win. So it was a welcome sight for manager Terry Collins when his hitters bashed six more homers Tuesday in an 11-1 win over the Phillies, increasing their total to 17 over the first five games of a nine-game road trip.

“Our lineup right now, to be honest, we’ve got a lot of guys who can hit it over the fence,” Collins said. “There’s no easy guy in that lineup when you’re facing them. So it means a lot. It puts a lot of pressure on the other team. When they make a mistake, they know that somebody can hit a home run.”

Tuesday, those somebodies included Michael Conforto, whose two-run shot in the first inning gave the Mets a lead they would never relinquish; Yoenis Cespedes, who saw three straight curveballs from Phillies starter Vince Velasquez and parked the third of them over the left-field fence; Neil …

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