Brandon Nimmo has repeatedly described this year’s Mets as the most talented team he’s ever played for, but too often, their biggest bats haven’t synced up.
Juan Soto’s first two months in a Mets uniform could only be described as a slow start.
Francisco Lindor cooled off in June.
Pete Alonso endured an even colder July.
But with the Mets fighting to nail down the third and final National League wild card spot, their Fab Four, as owner Steve Cohen calls them, is coming together at the right time.
Nimmo, Soto, Lindor and Alonso each contributed to Thursday afternoon’s 6-1 win over the San Diego Padres at Citi Field.
Alonso started the scoring in the first inning with a 445-foot solo home run off of Randy Vasquez, marking the fourth game in a row that the fan-favorite first baseman