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After blasting 2 HRs, Lucas Duda explains his recent power surge

Wilmer Flores no longer leads the Mets in home runs this season.

Lucas Duda saw to that Wednesday at Citi Field. In fact Duda even hit well enough to become a member of the Mets’ slugging pitching rotation.

Duda collected the eighth multi-homer game of his career and second this season, by launching a pair of fastballs from starter Sean O’Sullivan during a three-hit performance in the Mets’ 7-0 romp that completed a three-game sweep of the Phillies.

“I’m getting a little more comfortable. Just trying to elevate a pitch and put a good swing on it,” said Duda who saw the same result with the same approach in his two at-bats that resulted in homers.