SAN DIEGO -- Lost in the stories, the standing ovations and the instant legend surrounding Bartolo Colon's first career homer was the simple fact that, in context, it was the critical component to the Mets winning a game.
Colon's two-run shot allowed the Mets to lead wire-to-wire Saturday night in a 6-3 win over the Padres, snapping the Mets' two-game skid.
Padres starter James Shields gave up a pair of two-run homers to Colon and Yoenis Cespedes. In addition to becoming even more of a cult hero in Flushing with his performance at the plate, Colon delivered 6 2/3 innings of three-run ball to improve to 3-1.