Steven Matz and fellow pitchers proving to be threats at the plate

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LOS ANGELES — Riding in the elevator at Dodger Stadium with Vin Scully after the New York Mets’ 4-2 win on Monday, a passenger asked the legendary broadcaster what he thought of Steven Matz’s performance.

“Good,” Scully said. “They’re all pretty good.”

That’s very true … with their bats as well as their arms.

On Saturday, Bartolo Colon became the oldest player in major league history to produce his first major league homer. A day later, Matt Harvey doubled off the top of the center-field wall at Petco Park. On Monday, Matz delivered an RBI double in the sixth inning to give himself a two-run cushion.

New York Mets starter Steven Matz tacked an RBI double at the plate onto another solid outing on the mound. Harry How/Getty Images

That came on the heels of the Mets pitchers’ producing an MLB-best 28 RBIs in 2015.

“I know it’s not expected,” manager Terry Collins said. “But I will tell you from my years of experience, where I used to face the Atlanta Braves, here came Glavine and Smoltz and Maddux. Every one of them can hit. They weren’t outs.”

That’s a major asset, the manager …

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