Rox can’t hold lead, denied season sweep of Mets

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NEW YORK — A Mets team seeking some sort of spark, any sort of spark, was floundering again on a drizzly Sunday at Citi Field, seven outs away from a dispiriting series sweep at the hands of the National League’s surprising new contender.

Then came the jolt. Neil Walker launched a go-ahead three-run homer off Boone Logan in the seventh inning, leading the Mets to a 6-4 win over the Rockies to snap their four-game losing streak, bust Colorado’s five-game winning run and avoid a sweep at home.

A pair of walks proved to be Logan’s undoing in the seventh, allowing Walker to bat with two men on base and two outs. The Rockies had taken their first lead in …

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