The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins on Monday night 5-4 in game two of the double header. (Box Score)

The club was able to continue their hot streak as they swept the double header and are now above .500 for the first time since May. At 57-56, the Mets have won 11-of-12 and will be no further than two-and-a-half games out of the second wild card spot.

After falling behind 4-2, J.D. Davis got things going with a solo home run in the seventh. This was followed up two batters later with dramatic back-to-back shots from Michael Conforto and Pete Alonso to put the Mets up 5-4.

Unfortunately, the team received some disappointing news during the second game involving Robinson Cano, whose MRI revealed a torn hamstring. This is really tough news for both Cano and the Mets, as it seemed as though Cano was starting to come around with the bat.

Pitching

Walker Lockett got the start tonight coming off a solid outing against the San Francisco Giants (five innings, one run) during his last time up in the big leagues.

Lockett walked the second batter he faced on the night in Isan Diaz, who was luckily thrown out trying to take second with Anderson up. This evidently bailed out the right-hander as he surrendered a two-out double that was just out of the reach of Aaron Altherr’s glove. Despite this two-base hit, Lockett came back to get out of the opening inning unscathed.

In the top of the second, Lockett walked the leadoff batter, but was able to induce Lewis Brinson to ground into a double play. Martin Prado flew out in the next at-bat to end the frame.

Although Lockett ran into some initial trouble in the third surrendering a leadoff double, he came back to pitch another scoreless inning. One semi-scary moment was when the Mets removed Jeff McNeil from the game in this inning with what the team later called a right calf cramp (sigh of relief).

Lockett gave one back to the Marlins in the fourth on a Harold Ramirez RBI single, which made the score 2-1 in favor of the Mets. The right-hander found trouble yet again in the following frame surrendering the lead to a Bryan Anderson solo home run.

Despite only throwing 77 pitches, Mickey Callaway pulled his starter in favor of Robert Gsellman to face former friend Curtis Granderson with two runners on. This move came back to bite Callaway as Granderson rocketed a go-ahead two-run double to put his team up 4-2.

The final line for Lockett was four and two-thirds, eight hits, four-runs (two of which were let up by Gsellman but charged to Lockett) two walks, and four strikeouts.

Although he gave up the lead, Gsellman pitched a scoreless frame in the sixth striking out one batter to limit the damage. Jeurys Familia was asked to pitch the seventh and delivered a scoreless inning of his own despite a walk and wild pitch that allowed his base runner to reach third.

Coming off being named reliever of the month in July, Seth Lugo was asked to get a six-out save tonight and did not disappoint. Lugo pitched two-shutout innings and struck out two to slam the door shut and push his team back over .500 for the first time in almost three months.

Offense

The Mets bats picked up where they left off in game one in the top of first against Sandy Alcantara. Jeff McNeil drew his first lead off walk of the season and Amed Rosario singled on a hit and run play to shortstop, which helped advance McNeil to third.

With runners on first and third and no outs, Amed Rosario took second on a 2-1 pitch to Michael Conforto. Conforto came through two-pitches later on an opposite field two-run single to put the Metsies on the board 2-0.

Conforto’s two RBI hit marked the fifth straight game the Mets have scored a run in the first inning.

With Conforto on first, Alcantara plunked Pete Alonso to put two-on with still no one out. After Wilson Ramos flew out, Luis Guillorme stepped to the plate but failed to deliver, as he popped out for an infield fly. Filling in for Todd Frazier at third base tonight, Adeiny Hechavarria flew out to right to end the threat.

Alcantara bounced back in the next two innings to throw scoreless frames while only allowing two base runners.

As the Mets fell down by two-runs, J.D. Davis entered the game and continued his red hot tear leading off the fourth with a double. Unfortunately, the struggling Juan Lagares popped out. Rosario then flew out to center after just missing a game tying homer that went foul.

Alcantara’s final line: five innings, three hits, two-runs, three walks and four strikeouts.

The offense failed to score again until the seventh when they began to set off some fireworks with their bats. Davis was back at it again slamming a solo homer (12) to right center to cut the deficit to one-run.

Two batters later the Mets trailed no more as Conforto absolutely crushed a no doubter (23) over the right field bleachers to tie the game 4-4. The struggling Pete Alonso then played hero going back-to-back (35) to give his team the lead 5-4, which they would not relinquish.

On Deck

Zack Wheeler (8-6, 4.45 ERA) looks to keep the ball rolling for his club as the Mets look to extend their win streak to four-games. Wheeler will face off against Marlins pitcher Jordan Yamamoto (4-2, 3.94 ERA).

First pitch is at 7:10 p.m. and the game will be televised on SNY.