PHILADELPHIA -- Count manager Terry Collins among those caught off-guard by Neil Walker's power surge from the right side of the plate since joining the New York Mets.
Walker twice homered against left-handed reliever Brett Oberholtzer in the Mets’ 11-1 rout of the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday at Citizens Bank Park. That gave the switch-hitting Walker three homers from the right side of the plate as a Met, which already matches his career high for a single season.
The three homers have come in 11 plate appearances. Walker had three homers in 640 plate appearances against southpaws over the previous five seasons combined.