For a while the only team in New York known for hitting home runs were the Yankees, they even have a nickname based off of it.

But while, should-be Yankee slugger, Mark Teixeira struggled to put the ball in play in Tuesday’s 5-3 loss to the Diamondbacks, the Mets continued to homer their way to wins. Solo shots off the bats of Curtis Granderson (first inning) and Michael Conforto (sixth inning) were enough to give the Mets the 2-0 win over the division rival and first place Nationals.

With 56 homeruns, the Mets are third in all of baseball in dingers just behind the Orioles (57) and the Rays (58). The Queens Killers, if you will, have replaced the Bronx Bombers as the top long ball threat in New York.

Should this all come as a surprise though? We are used to thinking of the Mets as misfits whose outfield walls are too deep and too high. Jason Bay could not get it done, Ike Davis constantly struggled and even Flushing’s darling, David Wright, had trouble producing. The last year and a quarter however have showed us otherwise.

Undoubtedly the biggest addition to the Metropolitans’ lineup has been Yoenis Cespedes. Cespedes added a much-needed bat in the middle of the Mets’ lineup last season and contributed 17 homeruns in his three months in the Queens.

This season has been much of the same story with Cespedes, he leads the team with 13 homers and 33 RBI’s.

Batting behind Conforto and in front of Lucas Duda gives Cespedes the opportunity to see good pitches and drive in runs. Duda, who has seven home runs this season, and homered 27 times last year, has proven that while he will not hit for a high average or get on base a lot, he is still a threat to drive in runs.

Conforto’s .281 average is second on the team only to Cespedes (.289) and his on base percentage is .354.

One through four in the lineup has been Granderson, Wright, Conforto and Cespedes in that order. While Wright has looked terrible at plate he still has managed to walk 25 times, keeping his OBP at .362 despite his .221 average.

People are often skeptical of teams that rely on homers as their primary form of offense. But when a pitching staff is as good as the Mets’, do they really have to worry about how they’re scoring runs? As seen in Tuesday’s game, two solo homeruns was enough of a lead for Noah Syndergaard and the Mets to defeat the first place Nationals.

After a stellar start, newly acquired second baseman Neil Walker has quietly become one of the more reliable players for the Mets.

General Manager Sandy Alderson did a fantastic job of picking up Walker after Mets’ postseason legend Daniel Murphy traded blue and orange for Nats’ white and red.

Hitting usually fifth or sixth, Walker has 10 home runs and 20 RBI’s.

Despite almost leading the league in homeruns, the Mets still find themselves as one of the lower scoring teams in baseball. They currently have scored 155 total runs which ranks 24th in the majors.

The starting pitching is good enough for now to keep the Mets winning by scoring only 4-5 runs a game. Come August though, it is possible that the pitching will break down to the point where 4-5 runs will not be enough.

Terry Collins may have to shake up the lineup and he should start with David Wright.

While no one wants to see Wright batting seventh or eighth, it may be that or the bench for Captain America. Frankly anywhere but the top of the lineup would be a better fit.

Wright leads the team in strikeouts with 47. Asdrubal Cabrera’s .280 batting average is much more fit for the two hole.

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