Despite a lopsided score and home runs by Francisco Lindor, Pete Alonso and Starling Marte, the most impressive inning for the Mets was one in which they didn’t have to swing the bats at all. In the top of the fourth inning,

Francisco Lindor and Starling Marte each hit an early two-run homer, and the New York Mets put on a dazzling display of sparkling defense Tuesday night in their 8-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

The Mets are the kings of the Citi and at the moment the kings of the sport. The team with the best record at home and the best record period is playing its best baseball of this short season, putting on display arguably its crispest game of the season. Mets bats remained scorching and have scored 34 runs in three games.