Rays 7 Mets 1: Josh Fleming was good, bats were hot

Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports The Rays completed a three game sweep of the Mets today, with a no-doubt 7-1 win.

This game at first had the makings of a pitchers duel between two quick-working, pitch-to-contact throwers.

The teams traded zeros for three innings as Stroman and Fleming scattered a few hits. But the Rays batters caught up to Stroman in the fourth inning.

Ji-Man Choi, who celebrated his return to the lineup with a three-hit day, singled and was driven in on Manuel Margot’s two-run homer. Rays up, 2-0.

The Rays doubled that lead in the fifth inning. Francisco Mejia, also just returned from the IL, was hit by a pitch. This time it was Willy Adames whose two-run homer put a…