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Kelly Johnson is getting pitches to drive

Mets 2B Kelly Johnson lead off the fifth inning Monday with a solo home run, as the Mets went on to defeat the Reds, 5-0, in Cincinnati.

Last week on the MetsBlog Q&ACast, presented by Citi, SNY's Steve Gelbs talked about how Johnson recently approached hitting coach Kevin Long about working to improve his swing.

According to Gelbs, Johnson went to the coaching staff asked them to help him transform his approach to hitting in the same way they did with Daniel Murphy.

Murphy was hitting .233 for the Mets on May 15 last season.