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Yo, Alejandro flex muscle in Mets’ victory
- Updated: August 21, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO — Yoenis Cespedes proved that he is fully healthy Saturday, crushing a pair of solo home runs as the Mets bounced back from consecutive losses in San Francisco, and three straight overall, to beat the Giants, 9-5, at AT&T Park.
In just his second game since returning from a quad injury, Cespedes kick-started the Mets’ offense. He delivered three extra-base hits and drove in two of New York’s first three runs, on an RBI double in the first and a homer in the third that traveled 457 feet from home plate, according to Statcast™. His teammates then followed suit in the sixth, jumping on Jake Peavy as part of a four-run inning.
Cespedes wasn’t finished, though, and the outfielder capped his performance with a towering blast over the left-field fence in the seventh. It served as the …
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