Travis d’Arnaud and Michael Conforto also had home runs in the seventh inning in the Mets’ first five-homer game since September 5, 2014, against Cincinnati.
But, astounding though they were, these feats were all mere prelude – for, terrifyingly, Cespedes had accomplished them without ever having set foot in Coors Field, which has a habit of giving fly balls a nice, warm hug.
The Giants host the Brewers starting Monday night and the Oakland A’s open a quick two-game series against the L.A. Dodgers starting in L.A. on Tuesday before coming home to face the Cleveland Indians for a weekend series on Thursday. A’s manager Bob Melvin announced...