{"id":689760,"date":"2026-05-04T03:24:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T03:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/689760\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T03:24:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T03:24:18","slug":"mark-vientos-work-behind-the-scenes-pays-off-to-snap-his-mets-slump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/689760\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Vientos&#8217; &#8216;work behind the scenes&#8217; pays off to snap his Mets slump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ANAHEIM, Calif. \u2014 Mark Vientos doubled to start a rally in the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/03\/sports\/mets-waste-numerous-chances-in-10-inning-loss-to-angels\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mets loss Saturday<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>A day later, he became a one-man rally for the team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the work behind the scenes is for sure showing these past two days,\u201d Vientos said after smashing a pair of two-run homers in the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/03\/sports\/mark-vientos-homers-twice-versus-angels-to-give-mets-rare-series-win\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mets\u2019 5-1 victory over the Angels on Sunday<\/a>. \u201cI have been seeing the ball great all season. I think I have been just missing stuff, and I didn\u2019t miss those two pitches today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vientos\u2019 homer in the fourth following Carson Benge\u2019s walk gave the Mets a 2-1 lead.<\/p>\n<p>In the eighth, Benge doubled in a run before Vientos again went deep.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39272988\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/new-york-mets-mark-vientos-126941025.jpg\" alt=\"Mark Vientos of the New York Mets hitting a home run.\" class=\"wp-image-39272988\"  \/>Mark Vientos connects on a home run during the Mets\u2019 May 3 win. AP<\/p>\n<p>The outburst was welcomed by a slumping player and team. <\/p>\n<p>Vientos entered the day with a .650 OPS and had not homered since April 18. <\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s become a regular in the lineup due to the Mets\u2019 mounting casualties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have seen that,\u201d manager Carlos Mendoza said. \u201cWe haven\u2019t seen that in a while, but when [Vientos] gets hot, he can carry a team. That\u2019s the power and the hitting that he\u2019s capable of, and I am glad he came through for us today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The start time of Monday\u2019s game in Colorado has been moved up three hours to 5:40 p.m. ET due to weather concerns.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Mendoza indicated the plan is to utilize David Peterson in a relief role behind an opener Monday against the Rockies. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDelivering insights on all things Amazin\u2019s\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for Inside the Mets by Mike Puma, exclusively on Sports+\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The lefty Peterson returned from the bullpen to a starter\u2019s role last Wednesday and struggled against the Nationals, allowing seven earned runs over 3 \u00b2\/\u2083 innings. <\/p>\n<p>Peterson did not pitch during the Rockies\u2019 three-game sweep of the Mets just over a week ago.<\/p>\n<p>Infielder Eric Wagaman was designated for assignment to create space on the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/03\/sports\/mets-calling-up-vidal-brujan-after-brutal-ronny-mauricio-injury\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">40-man roster for Vidal Bruj\u00e1n<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ANAHEIM, Calif. \u2014 Mark Vientos doubled to start a rally in the Mets loss Saturday. 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