Mets' Wilmer Flores: Belts eighth homer of year Thursday

Flores went 1-for-2 with a three-run homer and a walk Thursday against the Nationals.

Analysis:

Flores entered the game in the fifth inning as part of a double switch, and promptly launched his eighth homer of the year to erase a two-run deficit in a game the Mets would win. He's now blasted five bombs over his last five contests, and he's slashing .259/.318/.451 on the season.