Mets show resiliency, battle back in all three games vs. Tigers for first sweep of season

Overall, it was one of the Mets’ most complete showings to this point in the season.

"During that tough stretch it felt like every time we got down a couple of runs the game was over," Mendoza said. "Now we’re down three runs in the first inning and you still feel good out there -- you can just sense it in the dugout.

"The pitching is going to keep us in games, they’ve done it all year -- it’s good to see the guys fight back -- they’re resilient. They aren’t going to give up, they aren’t going to put their heads down, they are just going to keep going."

Even with the majority of their regulars in the starting lineup sidelined to injuries, the Mets have now won three of their first four series and eight of their first 12 games to open the month of May.

They’ll look to keep rolling this weekend against the struggling Yankees in the Subway Series.

“We just have to do it one day at a time,” Mendoza emphasized. “We can’t get too far ahead of ourselves -- you enjoy today, but then you have to come back tomorrow, understanding you have a really good team coming to town.

“It’s going to take a consistent, good brand baseball, executing and just playing our best at the highest level -- I’m confident with the personnel that we have in there that we’re going to be able to do that.”