Lucas Duda, lefty killer?
The Mets knew Duda would start mashing home runs, and he hit a pair to lead Thursday’s 5-0 win over St. Louis. But it’s how he has strafed left-handed pitching — turning a shortcoming into a strength, with a little help from Keith Hernandez — that bodes well for the rest of the year.
“I thought he was going to heat up,’’ manager Terry Collins said. “I wasn’t concerned about him. I’ve been telling him, ‘The fact you’re hitting the ball all over the place, we’ll take those, because you’re going to end up running into enough fastballs or enough pitches that you’re going to hit some home runs.