The Mets have been waiting for Starling Marte to finally start producing as he did a year ago. He may be starting to do that.
The Mets have been waiting for Starling Marte to finally start producing as he did a year ago, when he posted an .814 OPS, behind only Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil among the starting lineup.
Marte hit three balls that traveled at more than 100 mph on Saturday, including a solo homer in the first and a sixth-inning single that were measured at 106 mph, and a lineout to right that was 102 mph.After Marte was bumped from second to sixth in the lineup in early May, he has been back in the two-hole for the last 10 days, following a 13-game stretch in which he put up an .831 OPS.
The righty-swinging Marte, who has struggled against both righties and lefties this year, took left-hander Cristopher Sanchez deep to left-center in the first inning and singled and scored in the sixth, when the Mets took the lead for good.
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