Max Scherzer is out six to eight weeks. Eduardo Escobar had a horrible game defensively. But the Mets, thanks to a huge extra-innings blast from Pete Alonso, just kept rolling.
The Mets packed up their duffel bags late Thursday afternoon, winners again, and slipped into their uniform for the flight to Denver: a black T-shirt with Eduardo Escobar’s face on the front and “Diez Años” across the back, above the number 10.