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Mets finally able to 'turn the page,' finish off much-needed series win over Angels

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Just hours after wasting a handful of opportunities in a walk-off extra-inning loss to the Angels, the Mets answered right back with a huge 5-1 victory on Sunday.

The Mets have been looking for this type of response all season. Just hours after wasting a handful of opportunities in a walk-off extra-inning loss to the Angels, New York answered right back with a huge 5-1 victory on Sunday . That gave them just their second series win since April 5, and their fourth of the season.

โ€œLast night was a tough one for us,โ€ Carlos Mendoza said. โ€œIโ€™m glad that we were able to turn the page and come back with the quick turnaround and just got out and get the job done -- it was good to see. โ€ โ€œThatโ€™s the name of the game,โ€ Mark Vientos added.

โ€œJust putting yesterday behind us and focusing on the next. โ€ Vientos accounted for the majority of the Mets' offense on Sunday, putting together a much-needed power display with a pair of long two-run homers. Heโ€™s now hitting .

275 with five XBH's a . 891 OPS over his last 12 games. Clay Holmes was massive as well, continuing his ace-like start to the season, delivering 6.