A couple of weeks ago, Mets manager Buck Showalter asked a few veterans to step into a meeting.
The team had just called up Mark Vientos, a big-swinging righty without a true position, and there surely would be fewer at-bats to go around.
The group did not include any complainers. Mark Canha told his manager he just wanted to win.
A couple of weeks later, Canha — whose playing time has dipped, if not dived, amid a slow start and a crowded clubhouse — ensured a Mets victory.
The previously struggling outfielder blasted his first home run since May 3 and drove in all of the Mets’ runs in a 4-1 win over the Phillies at Citi Field.
The Mets (29-27) assured themselves of winning the series over their division rival before the finale Thursday and have bounced back after a 2-4 road trip.
They only needed two hits Tuesday — a home run from Francisco Lindor and an RBI single from Eduardo Escobar — to win the series opener, and they only needed one lively bat a night later.
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