Francisco Lindor slugged two home runs, including a grand slam, in leading the Mets to a 7-1 rebound victory over the Padres at Petco Park.
SAN DIEGO — Francisco Lindor ’s best season for the Mets is only improving, at a time the team needs him most.
Lindor’s grand slam, batting left-handed against Michael King in the fourth elicited “M-V-P” chants from the large contingent of Mets fans in the ballpark.Shohei Ohtani, who has a chance to become the first 50/50 player in MLB history might have something to say about Lindor claiming the MVP award, but it could be a spirited competition over these final five weeks.The Mets won for the third time in four games and remained 2 ½ games behind Atlanta for the NL’s third wild card.
And Lindor’s slam was a welcomed contribution after the Mets were shut out the previous night on only two hits.Pete Alonso’s broken-bat grounder to third became an RBI double in the first inning as Machado – perhaps distracted by the barrel of Alonso’s bat flying high above him — misplayed the roller.
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