Homers help Matz win 5th straight in LA

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LOS ANGELES — The Mets got homers from Curtis Granderson and Kevin Plawecki as they jumped on Dodgers lefty Scott Kazmir early and often to pull out a series-opening 4-2 victory and give Steven Matz his fifth straight win.

Granderson started off the scoring by sending the game’s first pitch into the right-field bleachers. It didn’t get much better for Kazmir from there, as he ended up allowing runs in four out of his six innings pitched. He was pulled after a two-out rally in the sixth, which was capped off by an RBI double from Matz.

Matz held the Dodgers to two earned runs while striking out five in six innings to continue his stellar run. The lefty allowed seven runs in his first start of the season, but has allowed two earned runs or fewer and lasted at least six innings in every start since. The 24-year-old is 9-1 to begin his big league career.

MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDStarting with a bang: Granderson’s leadoff shot was his 37th career home run to open a game, matching Ichiro Suzuki for second-most among active players. (Jimmy Rollins is the active leader with 46). With 13 leadoff homers since joining the Mets in 2014, Granderson also ranks second in franchise history …

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