The first-place Mets defeated the Rockies on Saturday night for their third straight victory.
— Brandon Nimmo hit a leadoff homer and an RBI double, and David Peterson pitched six innings of four-hit ball as the first-placeStarling Marte added an RBI double in the seventh for the Mets, who moved three games ahead of second-place Atlanta in the NL East when the Braves lost 6-5 in St. Louis.
After winning Friday night on Pete Alonso's walk-off single, the Mets wasted little time getting on the scoreboard against Kyle Freeland . Nimmo sent Freeland's second pitch well over the right-center field wall to give New York an early lead. The 433-foot drive was Nimmo's sixth career leadoff homer, half of which have come against Colorado.
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