The New York Mets are proving they aren't intimidated by some of the top pitchers in the National League.
One night after defeating three-time Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw, the Mets jumped out to an early 2-0 lead on Zack Greinke in Game 2 of the NLDS thanks to a pair of solo homers from Yoenis Cespedes and Michael Conforto.
Cespedes' opposite-field blast to open the scoring in the second inning was on a pitch well outside the strike zone.
HR pitch to Cespedes was 4.5 inches off plate, farthest outside a pitch Cespedes has hit for HR in MLB career pic.twitter.com/ymmu6SLV8s
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) October 11, 2015
Conforto, in his first career postseason at-bat, hit a laser down the right-field line that touched the foul pole to make it 2-0 later in the frame. The rope had an exit velocity of 115 mph, according to Statcast.
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Michael Conforto (22 years, 223 days) is second-youngest Met ever to homer in the postseason. Wayne Garrett (21-307) did so on 10/6/69.
— Adam Rubin (@AdamRubinESPN) October 11, 2015
Greinke had allowed only 14 home runs all season long, but has shockingly coughed up two in the same inning.