Those three home runs plated four Mets and turned what had been a pitcher’s duel into a sizable advantage for the visitors, especially with Marcus Stroman looking every bit like a pitcher New York envisioned when they acquired him from Toronto. Stroman’s pitching and New York’s one inning of power was more than enough to hand the Colorado Rockies a 6-1 defeat and snap Colorado’s four-game winning streak.
Despite the Tuesday futility, Colorado (66-86) still has a chance to win its third consecutive series on Wednesday afternoon … but will have to do it against one of baseball’s top power pitchers in Noah Syndergaard.