Canha breaks out with 4-RBI efficiency to beat Phils

NEW YORK — Entering this season, one in every of Mark Canha’s particular person targets was so as to add energy to his recreation. A prolific residence run hitter throughout stretches in Oakland, Canha went deep simply 13 instances throughout his first 12 months with the Mets — his lowest full-season whole in half a decade. He knew he was able to extra.

The daybreak of this season, nevertheless, introduced a lot of the identical. Struggling to place the ball over the fence, Canha extra not too long ago had begun struggling normally, falling to eighth within the Mets’ lineup (when he discovered himself in it in any respect) and getting into Wednesday’s play with a .233/.318/.360 slash line.

So it was heartening for each the workforce and the participant to see Canha drive residence all of the Mets’ runs in a 4-1 win over the Phillies at Citi Field on Wednesday. The veteran hit a two-run homer off Aaron Nola within the third inning and added an opposite-field, two-run single within the fourth, amassing extra RBIs than he had in his earlier 23 video games mixed.

The help was loads for resurgent starter Carlos Carrasco, who went six sturdy innings to enhance his ERA to 1.42 over his final two begins.