Mets must find way to wake up bats at home

He has a solution for the Mets hitting woes at Citi Field. This ballpark is a nightmare for his hitters.

Were going to move in the fences about 25 feet, Collins said before Wednesdays 4-0 loss to the Yankees when asked how the Mets could continue their home run onslaught against the Yankees.

The combination of Masahiro Tanaka and their own ballpark was too much for the Mets to handle. This was the Yankees first Subway Series win after six straight losses to the Mets.

Tanaka was spectacular, pitching a complete game, four-hitter and even picked up his first major league hit as he struck out eight.

Afterwards, Collins said this about the frustration of Citi Field.

You asked me about the home run barrage. We hit three home runs tonight, we were just in the wrong park, Collins noted of balls hit deep for outs by David Wright, Daniel Murphy and Curtis Granderson.

Cavernous Citi Field is not Home, Sweet, Home, and those long balls were only outs as Mets fans in the crowd of 35,577 groaned.

All you had to do was look at the home and road averages of some of the Mets to understand moving in the fences once was not enough.

Do it again, Mets, move in the fences more.

Lucas Duda came in hitting .196 at home with three home runs. On the road he is batting .333 with one home run. Chris Young was batting .184 at home with two home runs and .294 on the road with one homer. Granderson was hitting .141 at home with one home run and is hitting .279 on the road with four home runs two of those coming in those previous two games at Yankee Stadium. Wednesday nights starting catcher Anthony Recker was batting .160 at home with no home runs and .353 on the road with two home runs.

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Mets must find way to wake up bats at home