ANAHEIM, Calif. (Interstat) — Mark Vientos homered twice and drove in four runs, and Clay Holmes pitched six-plus strong innings as the New York Mets defeated the Los Angeles Angels 5-1 on Sunday afternoon at Angel Stadium of Anaheim.

Vientos, the first baseman, went 2 for 4 with two home runs, a two-run shot in the fourth inning and a two-run blast in the eighth, lifting the Mets to their second win in the three-game series. The victory improved New York’s record to 12-22, while the Angels fell to 13-22.

Holmes, who earned the win, allowed one earned run on four hits over six and two-thirds innings. He struck out six and walked two. The right-hander improved to 4-2 this season. Luke Weaver tossed one and one-third innings of one-hit relief, striking out three, and Brooks Raley closed with a perfect ninth, striking out two.

Angels starter Jack Kochanowicz took the loss, lasting six and one-third innings. He gave up two earned runs on five hits, striking out six and walking three. Kochanowicz fell to 2-1.

The Angels grabbed the lead in the first inning. Zach Neto walked, and Mike Trout walked as well. Jorge Soler singled to center field, scoring Neto and sending Trout to second. Jo Adell grounded into a double play to end the inning, but Los Angeles held a 1-0 advantage.

The score remained 1-0 until the fourth. With one out, Carson Benge walked. Vientos followed by launching a home run to center field, his third of the season, giving the Mets a 2-1 lead. It was the first of two homers on the afternoon for Vientos, who had struggled of late, going 1 for 4 in the previous day’s loss and 1 for 4 with an RBI on April 30 against Washington.

New York added three more runs in the eighth inning. Brett Baty was hit by a pitch, and Marcus Semien grounded out, moving Baty to second. Benge doubled to right field, driving in Baty. Vientos then homered to left field, his fourth, scoring Benge and extending the lead to 5-1.

The Angels threatened in the bottom of the eighth when Nolan Schanuel singled, but Holmes and the Mets bullpen held. In the ninth, Jo Adell singled, but Josh Lowe struck out, Vaughn Grissom lined out and Oswald Peraza was called out on strikes after a challenge confirmed the call.

The Mets outhit the Angels 7-6. Bo Bichette had two hits for New York. For Los Angeles, Trout walked twice, Schanuel had two hits and Soler drove in the only run.

Attendance was 41,614, and the game lasted 2 hours, 36 minutes.

The Mets’ pitching staff combined for 13 strikeouts while walking three. Holmes threw 103 pitches, 68 for strikes. Kochanowicz threw 101 pitches, 65 for strikes.

New York wasted an early opportunity in the second inning. Baty singled, and Benge walked, bringing Vientos to the plate. But Vientos struck out, and Tyrone Taylor flied out to end the inning.

The Mets again threatened in the fifth. MJ Melendez singled, Baty walked, and with two outs, Semien struck out. New York stranded two runners.

The Angels had a chance in the sixth. After Trout struck out, Schanuel singled, but Holmes retired Soler and Adell to end the inning.

Holmes exited after allowing a two-out error in the seventh. Peraza reached on a throwing error by Bichette, but Raley retired Yoán Moncada on strikes to finish the inning.

The game featured strong performances from both bullpens. Drew Pomeranz pitched a scoreless seventh for the Angels, striking out one. Tayler Saucedo allowed an earned run in two-thirds of an inning in the eighth, and Nick Sandlin gave up two earned runs in the ninth. The Mets’ Weaver and Raley combined for two and one-third scoreless innings.

The Mets stole no bases. The Angels stole none. Neither team committed an error after Bichette’s miscue.

The win evened the season series at two games apiece. The Mets lost 4-3 on Saturday and won 4-3 on Friday. The series concluded Sunday, with the Mets taking two of three.

Both teams continue their schedules Monday. The Mets visit the Colorado Rockies for a three-game series, while the Angels host the Chicago White Sox for three games.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Mets 2, Angels 4. Interstat’s ELO system had given New York a 55.00 percent probability to win. New York had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total score of six went over the over-under line of 8.5.