Mets hit six homers as overmatched Rockies tumble to 12-53 record

The Mets have the best record in the National League. The Rockies have the worst record in the majors. The talent gap between the two clubs looks like the Grand Canyon.

The proof is in the pummeling.

The Mets slugged six home runs Sunday afternoon at Coors Field in a 13-5 victory to complete the three-game sweep. Jeff McNeil and Pete Alonso each launched two homers. An announced crowd of 40,548 attended New York’s Home Run Derby.

The six homers Colorado gave up are tied for the second-most, at home, in franchise history. The Giants mashed seven homers at Coors Field on July 2, 2002, in an 18-5 drubbing of the Rockies. Denny Neagle gave up three homers in that game, but no, Barry Bonds did not go yard.

Alonso’s two homers on Sunday gave him 243 in his career, moving him past David Wright (242) for the second-most in franchise history. Darryl Strawberry’s 252 homers are the most in Mets history.

Rockies starter Chase Dollander continues to be hurt by the longball. McNeil tagged him for a leadoff homer in the second, and Alonso hit a two-run blast in the third. For the second outing in a row, Dollander was removed after just three innings.

“It all comes back to his command,” said Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer, now 5-20 since replacing Bud Black. “He’s getting behind in counts. He’s then working extremely hard to get back into counts and he’s throwing a lot of pitches.

“I think that leads to him going over the heart of the plate more often than he should. I have all of the confidence in the world in Chase Dollander going forward and being able to make adjustments.”

The Mets (42-24) not only swept the weekend series but also, on the heels of taking three from Colorado last weekend in Queens, swept the season series for just the second time in their history. In 2015, New York took all seven games from Colorado.

The Rockies’ 12-53 record through their first 65 games is tied with the 1932 Boston Red Sox for the worst start in the Modern Era (since 1901). To avoid their third consecutive 100-loss season, Colorado would have to go 51-46 for the remainder of the season. That doesn’t seem likely.

It might be June 8, but Colorado’s offense remains in hibernation. The Mets mashed 17 hits while the Rockies had 10, but a bunch of the Rockies’ hits came well after the game was decided. And here’s a statistic that should make the gray-haired Blake Street Bombers cringe: At Coors Field this season, opponents have outhomered Colorado 44-28.