Mets Finally Got a Road Win and Now They're Heading to Colorado to Chase Another

The New York Mets desperately needed something to break their way, and after a brutal 10-21 start, they finally caught a break. They won a road series against the Los Angeles Angels over the weekend, and now they're heading to Denver on Monday looking to keep that momentum rolling against the reeling Colorado Rockies to start a three-game set.

This is huge for New York because it's their first road series victory since early April when they took four games against the San Francisco Giants. When you're struggling like the Mets have been, a series win is exactly what you need to reset.

Vientos Is Waking Up at Exactly the Right Time

Mark Vientos delivered a pair of two-run home runs in Sunday's 5-1 victory, showing some signs of life at the plate for a team that's been borderline lifeless offensively. The Mets have scored just 118 runs so far, which is second fewest in all of baseball. Only the Giants have been worse with 106.

"I think that's the name of the game, putting yesterday in the past," Vientos said. "We have to focus on the right now."

That's the mindset this team needs moving forward. One series at a time, one game at a time. That's what manager Carlos Mendoza is preaching, and it actually worked this past weekend.

Peterson Gets Another Crack at His Hometown Team

The Mets will use an opener Monday before David Peterson takes the mound. Peterson is a Denver native and has faced Colorado before, going 3-1 with a 1.99 ERA in his first four starts against them. This will be his fifth matchup with his hometown team.

But here's the thing: Peterson has been rough lately. He's 0-4 with a 6.53 ERA and hasn't gotten out of the fourth inning in any of his last three starts. On Wednesday against the Washington Nationals, he gave up seven runs on five hits in just 3 2/3 innings in a 14-2 loss.

Colorado, meanwhile, is an absolute mess right now. The Rockies have dropped five of their last six games since sweeping the Mets back on April 24-26. Over the weekend against Atlanta, their pitching staff gave up 28 runs across a three-game sweep. That's catastrophic.

Colorado will start Tomoyuki Sugano in the series opener, which was moved up three hours because of weather concerns. Sugano is 3-1 with a 2.84 ERA and actually dominated last Wednesday against Cincinnati with 5 1/3 scoreless innings and two strikeouts in a 13-2 win. The 36-year-old signed with the Rockies in February and faced the Mets once last year, giving up three runs in six innings in a 7-3 win on July 10.

First pitch is Monday in Denver. If the Mets can grab another series win out west, they might actually be turning the corner.

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