Mets beat Rockies for fifth straight victory

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The slumping Jeff McNeil laced a two-RBI double to cap a four-run second inning Saturday afternoon for the surging New York Mets, who beat the visiting Colorado Rockies 7-3 in the middle contest of a three-game series.

The Mets have won the first five games of a six-game homestand to improve to 9-4 this month. The Rockies have lost eight of 13 in July.

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