NEW YORK _ Calmly and confidently, J.D. Davis addressed the New York Mets' offensive woes.
"It's the first three games," he said following Sunday's 14-1 loss to Atlanta. "I don't think we're going to be playing like this much longer. I think we're going to come out of our shell here soon and have an offensive day just like the Braves did today."
Who knew "soon" meant less than 24 hours later?
The Mets didn't hang two touchdowns on the Boston Red Sox, but they put together their best offensive performance of the young season. It was probably not a fluke, mostly because New York does feature dynamic hitters from top to bottom. We should see something like it again, and soon.
Behind three home runs, the Mets defeated the Red Sox, 7-4, at Fenway Park on Monday. New York (2-2) left its blowout behind as it headed north, and it showed.
It helped that Boston used an opener, Josh Osich, and this became a bullpen game. But perhaps this showing _ in which the Mets scored more runs than they did all series versus the Braves _ represents a breakthrough.
Let's go through the three key home runs, in order, from a warm night in Boston.
