San Francisco, CA-- For the San Francisco Giants, forget two out of three---four out of five ain't bad, either.
The Giants scored early and coasted to a 6-3 victory over the Mets Monday afternoon, claiming four out of the games between the two teams in a wraparound series.
The Giants led, 4-0 after three innings and the Mets (5-27) didn't get their first base hit until the sixth inning.
Only a three-run ninth made the score respectable, as the Mets got homers from Jesse Gonder and Jim Hickman in the frame.
Jim Duffalo carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning for the Giants before Dick Smith broke it up with an infield single with one out.
Galen Cisco started and took the loss for the Mets, who were hoping to build on the momentum from their come-from-behind win in the nightcap of Sunday's doubleheader.
The Giants' Duffalo buffaloed the Mets thru 5.1 innings, holding them hitless
But that hope was squashed quickly as the Giants scored once in the first, once in the second, and tacked on two more runs in the third. Second baseman Chuck Hiller had three RBI for the Giants.
"Tony Bennett was right about this place," Mets manager Casey Stengel said about San Francisco and the singer's ballad about it. "We went one step further and left our bats in the hotel, to boot."
It's off to Los Angeles now for the Mets, who continue their grueling 15-game road trip today against the Dodgers.
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Mets record: 5-27, .156 (Last 10: 3-7; streak: L-1); Actual: 10-22
Home: 2-11; Away: 3-16
Runs scored: 83
Runs against: 180
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