Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports Despite the less than stellar names who continue to get at-bats for the Mets, the team somehow found a way to have their biggest offensive outburst of the 2021 season, hitting five home runs en route to an 13-2 win.
Coming into the night, the big story was Taijuan Walker’s return from the injured list. The righty starting pitcher picked up right where he left off by showing impressive stuff and keeping the opposing team off the board. He pitched five sterling innings of work, allowing just two hits and one walk without any runs and racking up eight strikeouts. He threw eighty pitches through five, and Luis Rojas decided not to push him any further in his first…
