Update: Well, the streak is over. Duda hit a go-ahead RBI double in the eighth inning against lefty reliever Matt Thornton.
Mets first baseman Lucas Duda is on a home run tear. The slugging lefty drilled solo home runs in each of his first two plate appearances on Saturday night against the Nationals, giving him eight since July 25, a span of seven games and 25 plate appearances. What’s more: all eight of those hits have been home runs.
The rundown:
- July 25: Duda hit two solo home runs in a 15-2 rout of the Dodgers.
- July 28: Duda hit a two-run home run off of James Shields in the first inning in an eventual 4-0 win against the Padres.
- July 29: Duda swatted three solo home runs, providing all of the Mets’ offense in a 7-3 loss to the Padres.
- August 1: Duda provides both of the Mets’ runs against Nationals starter Joe Ross with two solo home runs.
The game is tied 2-2 after seven innings at the time of this writing.
Duda’s triple-slash line is up to .244/.345/.476. On the season, he’s slugged 20 home runs and knocked in 47 runs. He hit a career-high 30 home runs last season and could be on his way to equaling or surpassing that by season’s end.
