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Offensively, the Mets were led by Francisco Lindor, who went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double and two stolen bases. The stolen bases gave him nine on the season, while the homer was his 10th, putting him in some rare history among shortstops.
New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor joins JP Morosi to discuss his contributions to the Mets' 5-1 win over the Red Sox
Lindor went 2-for-5 with a double, a solo home run and two stolen bases during Wednesday's 5-1 win over Boston. Lindor went 21 consecutive games without a stolen base before recording a steal Tuesday.
With the bases loaded and one out in the top of the ninth — and Soto looming on deck — Lindor hit a fly ball just deep enough for a sacrifice fly that scored Luisangel Acuña to lift the Mets to a tense 3-2 win over the Yankees on Saturday afternoon in The Bronx.
This Mets lineup is, without question, engineered around its top three hitters. Francisco Lindor, Juan Soto and Pete Alonso all have histories of terrorizing the league. At various points this season,
The top of the Mets' lineup, which is often the best driver of the team's success, struggled mightily on this night, a 3-1 loss to the Red Sox.
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