The Mets gashed Taijuan Walker for four home runs in 3⅓ innings as they made a major opening statement with a 10-6 win over the Phillies on Thursday.

It took Francisco Lindor more than five months this season to miss a game. It took the New York Mets less than a week without Lindor to produce perhaps the

The Mets finished off a sweep of the Nationals on Wednesday on the strength of a nine-run fourth inning, fitting for a team that seems to have nine lives. Left for dead by most at various points throughout the season,