The balance that has been lacking from this Mets lineup for most of the season has reappeared over the last three days.
Whether it’s been a Juan Soto or Mark Vientos jolt, timely Jared Young contribution or Carson Benge hit barrage, the Mets’ chief weakness, an underwhelming lineup, has appeared respectable.
Sustainability is the question.
On Saturday, they received contributions from just about all comers in a 6-1 victory over the Marlins at Citi Field, culminating a day in which Bobby Valentine and Lee Mazzilli were inducted into the team’s Hall of Fame.
The Mets won their third straight and can complete a series sweep on Sunday, when Nolan McLean is scheduled to pitch.
In getting swept three games last weekend on Miami, the Mets managed only 11 hits.
On this day they totaled 10 and built from a 3-1 lead in the sixth inning.
Christian Scott gave the Mets a second straight competitive start, limiting the Marlins to one earned run on five hits and two walks with eight strikeouts over five innings.
The right-hander pitched 5 ⅔ scoreless innings in his start in Miami last Sunday.
Vientos’ two-run double in the fourth gave the Mets a 2-0 lead.
It was a second straight game with a loud hit from Vientos, who mashed a 445-foot homer on Friday — the second-longest blast of his major league career.
Marcus Semien delivered a two-out RBI single that widened the Marlins’ deficit to 3-0.
The Mets started the rally in the inning with a walk to Juan Soto before Young’s single.
Vientos followed with his shot off the left field fence.
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Scott walked Christopher Morel leading off the fifth and paid for it: Liam Hicks stroked an RBI single with two outs that pulled the Marlins to within 3-1.
Scott escaped the inning with help from A.J. Ewing, who raced into the right-center gap to rob Otto Lopez of an extra-base hit.
Cionel Perez, in his Mets debut, worked a perfect sixth inning.
The lefty was selected to the roster after the Mets, needing an additional fresh arm, optioned Tobias Myers to Triple-A Syracuse.
Young homered leading off the bottom of the sixth, extending the Mets’ lead to 4-1.
It was the first blast of season for Young, who returned from knee surgery rehab on Tuesday.
Hayden Senger’s first major league homer, a blast in the seventh, widened the Mets’ lead to 5-1.
Huascar Brazoban, Austin Warren and Devin Williams each pitched a scoreless inning to finish it.
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