POSTCAST: Giants Return Favor, SLUG Six Homers Off Mets Pitching

Locked On Mets - Daily Podcast On The New York Mets · Sep 5, 2026 · 16m

After the New York Mets crushed five home runs in the opener of this series, the San Francisco Giants returned the favor to defeat the Mets, 9-5.

Zac Thornton got the start Saturday afternoon for the Mets and had his worst outing of the season to date. He allowed six runs over just five innings of work and now will be tested in how he can bounce back from an outing like this.

For the bats, it was a case of too little, too late. AJ Ewing hit his first home run in a couple of months to give the Mets a 2-1 early but after that, they squandered a chance in the 7th to seriously threaten the…