Mets Slug The Orioles 14-1 with six homers and stellar pitching by Taijuan Walker

Mets 1B Pete Alonso and LF Dom Smith (Photo Credits to Mitch Stringer-USA Today Sports) The New York Mets beat the Baltimore Orioles 14=1 tonight in Baltimore and improved their record to 30-24. The offense got on the board early in the top of the first inning after SS Francisco Lindor walked and 1B Pete Alonso followed with a two-run homer. In the top of the third inning, 3B Jonathan Villar led off with a double and after Alonso singled with two outs, catcher James McCann and RF Billy McKinney hit RBI singles and then LF Kevin Pillar broke the game open with a three-run homer. McKinney hit a solo homer in the top of the fifth inning. Pillar and CF Mason Williams hit back-to-back homers in the top of the eighth, which was the first time Met hitters hit back-to-back homers this year. In the top of the ninth, Villar doubled to lead off the inning and after SS Francisco Lindor grounded out, Alonso drove in Villar with a RBI double and after LF Dom Smith flew out, McCann walked and McKinney capped off his stellar night at the plate with a three-run homer. RHP Taijuan Walker had another outstanding start allowing one run on five hits in seven innings. He gave up one walk and had nine strikeouts. He picked up his fifth win and lowered his ERA to 2.07. RHP Jeurys Familia followed with a 1-2-3 bottom of the eighth inning. RHP Seth Lugo closed it out with a scoreless bottom of the ninth inning. The Mets are off tomorrow and return to action on Friday, June 11th back at home against the San Diego Padres at 7:10 p.m.