Cuddyer’s aggressive play gets ball rolling on Mets’ big inning

Michael Cuddyer slides hard into second base to break up a potential double play in the fourth inning on Saturday. Photo: Charles Wenzelberg Michael Cuddyer only knows one way to play baseball.

“I’m going to slide hard, and hopefully 99 percent of the time it’s clean,” the Mets outfielder said after an 8-2 victory over the Yankees on Saturday.

It was Cuddyer’s hard slide into second base in the fourth inning that helped break up a potential double play and played a role in the Mets’ four-run inning. The big hit, with two outs in the inning, was Kevin Plawecki’s two-run homer.

“There are things that help you get victories, and we were able to get four runs after [the slide],” Cuddyer said. “I…