Mark Vientos hits 2 homers, drives in 4 runs to power Mets to a 5-1 win over Angels

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Mark Vientos hit two home runs and drove in four runs, leading the Mets to a 5-1 victory over the Angels. Clay Holmes pitched 6 2/3 innings, allowing just one run.

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Mark Vientos hit two homers and drove in four runs
Clay Holmes allowed one run in 6 2/3 innings
Mets won the game 5-1 against the Angels
Mets took two of three games from the Angels
Angels ended a seven-game losing streak before this game

Mark VientosClay HolmesNew York MetsLos Angeles Angels

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mark Vientos hit two homers and drove in four runs and right-hander Clay Holmes allowed one run in 6 2/3 innings as the New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-1 on Sunday. Holmes (4-2) allowed four hits with three walks and six strikeouts as the Mets took two of three games from the Angels and won a series for just the second time since April 7. New York also won two of three against Minnesota (April 21-23). The Mets used Bo Bichette at shortstop Sunday, one day after Ronny Mauricio fractured his left thumb and was placed on the injured list. Shortstop Francisco Lindor also is on the IL with a calf strain. Jorge Soler had an RBI single for the Angels and right-hander Jack Kochanowicz (2-1) gave up two runs on five hits over 6 1/3 innings with three walks and six strikeouts. Los Angeles had ended a season-high seven-game losing streak Saturday. The Angels are 2-12 since April 18. The Angels took a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Zach Neto and worked walks to open the game against Holmes and Soler hit a one-out run-scoring single to center. As Holmes settled in, the Mets grabbed a 2-1 lead in the fourth when Vientos hit a towering two-run homer 427 feet, halfway up the rock pile beyond the center field fence. The Angels were in the game until the eighth inning when hit with his first pitch of the inning and was replaced by . Carson Benge had an RBI double to right for a 3-1 lead and Vientos followed with another two-run home run, this time to left. The Mets' outfield made a pair of spectacular plays, with left fielder making a diving catch in the sixth inning and Benge making a diving catch in right for the second out of the ninth.

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How many home runs did Mark Vientos hit against the Angels?

Mark Vientos hit two home runs in the game against the Angels.

What was Clay Holmes' performance in the game against the Angels?

Clay Holmes pitched 6 2/3 innings, allowing one run on four hits with three walks and six strikeouts.

What is the Mets' recent series record against the Angels?

The Mets won two out of three games in their recent series against the Angels.

Mark Vientos hits 2 homers, drives in 4 runs to power Mets to a 5-1 win over Angels

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