The weekend series at Citi Field went so right for the New York Mets until the San Francisco Giants threw out Madison Bumgarner.

By Michael Corbett

The New York Mets entered the final weekend in April having won six straight games. Their bats were exploding at just the right time because the Nationals were getting swept by the Phillies, simultaneously.

So one can imagine how significant a serious against the three time champion San Francisco Giants would be, who reloaded heavily in the offseason for another championship run.

Going into this weekend there were a plethora of questions that needed to be answered, however.

The Mets had beaten up on some bad teams as they should, but how would they handle a battle-tested championship team that has gotten even better since last season? Would they answer the call and win games against some of odds-makers favorite picks to win the World Series? Would they fall victim to the Giants veteran leadership and prove that they aren’t ready to beat teams with such a proven pedigree of success? How would young Mets flamethrower, Noah Syndergaard handle the pressure of going up against one of the best established pitchers in all of baseball, Madison Bumgarner? How would Degrom pitch with a newly called up catcher? Would the Mets bats remain hot?

All these questions were answered and more.

Game 1

Friday night, the Mets continued their hot hitting by putting on an absolute show in the third inning. 12 runs would score, six of which were driven in by Yoenis Cespedes against Jake Peavy in that record setting inning. That’s right. The Mets broke a franchise record by putting 12 runs on the board in a single inning.