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Johnson’s slam breaks Citi Field HR record
- Updated: August 28, 2016
NEW YORK — The vibe around the Mets, Yoenis Cespedes said, is starting to feel a lot like it did the last two months of 2015. There are a few reasons: Desire. Motivation. An unwillingness to give up.
The Cuban slugger might be right, but the Mets are also borrowing a formula from last season: Hitting home runs in bunches. After mashing four homers in a 12-1 win over the Phillies on Saturday night, the Mets have won six of their past seven and are within 2 1/2 games of the National League’s second Wild Card spot.
“Those guys are hitting all over the ballpark. It makes pitching that much easier,” said Noah Syndergaard, who earned his 12th win with seven innings of one-run ball. “Especially when you’ve got a big lead like that.”
After acquiring Cespedes at the non-waiver Trade Deadline on July 31, 2015, the Mets led the league in homers in both August (45) and September (42) en route to the NL pennant.
In fact, they set a franchise record last season by hitting 85 homers at Citi Field. …
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