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SAN DIEGO Francisco Lindors best season for the Mets is only improving, at a time the team needs him most. The star shortstop is on base almost every night and turning play after play defensively, but almost nothing in baseball garners more attention than the long ball and Lindor has that going for him too. Saturday night he slugged two home runs, including a grand slam, in leading a 7-1 rebound victory over the Padres at Petco Park. Francisco Lindor belts a grand slam in the fourth inning of the Mets 7-1 win over the Padres on Aug. 24, 2024. AP The two blasts tied Lindor for the team lead in homers (Pete Alonso also has 27) and helped position the Mets to play for a series victory on Sunday. Lindors 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. Explore More That Willi Castro Jersey same chant was heard in the seventh after Lindor again homered, this time batting right-handed. We are witne sing greatne s here, manager Carlos Mendoza said. [He is] one of the best players in the game, and I think a lot of times people take for granted how good of a player he is and what he does daily. Its not easy, not only offensively but the way he plays a premium position. He needs to be in the [MVP] conversation. Hes right there with anybody in the league. I know theres some other guys that are having a real good year, but he is right there with them. Shohei Ohtani, who has a chance to become the first 50/50 player (homers and stolen bases) in MLB history might have something to say about Lindor claiming the National League MVP Award, but it could be a spirited competition over these final five weeks. Francisco Lindor celebrates after hitting a solo homer, his second dinger of the game in the Mets win on Aug. 24, 2024. Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports The Mets, in their 63rd season of existence, have never had an MVP winner. I dont really look around the league to see what other guys are doing, Lindor said of the MVP race. I watch highlights because I am a fan of the game. I love watching athletes do their best at the highest level. I am aware of some of the other guys having big years. Lindor said the focus should be on the team and not his numbers. The bigger goal here is to be in the postseason, he said. David Peterson allowed just one run in 7 / innings in the Mets win on Aug. 24, 2024. Getty Images The Mets (68-62) won for the third time in four games and remained 2 games behind Atlanta for the NLs third wild-card. David Peterson had a fifth straight start of allowing two earned runs or fewer. The left-hander went 7 / innings and allowed one earned run on five hits and two walks with two strikeouts to lower his team-leading ERA among starting pitchers to 2.85. The Mets needed the pitching boost a night after the bullpen was pre sed into 5 / innings of action following Paul Blackburns early removal with a right hand contusion created by David Peraltas line drive. Pete Alonso hits a broken-bat RBI double in the first inning of the Mets win on Aug. 24, 2024. AP And Lindors slam was a welcomed contribution after the Mets were shut out the previous night on only two hits. Pete Alonsos broken-bat grounder to third became an RBI double in the first inning as Machado perhaps distracted by the barrel of Alonsos bat flying high above him misplayed the roller. Mark Vientos and Brandon Nimmo each walked in the inning and following Alonsos RBI double Je se Winker drew a walk to load the bases. King escaped by striking out Starling Marte. Lindors grand slam in the fourth gave the Mets a 5-0 cushion. Harrison Bader celebrates as he rounds the bases after hitting a solo homer in the eighth inning of the Mets 8-1 win on Aug. 24, 2024. Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports Marte started the rally with a two-out single before Francisco Alvarez reached on Machados fielding error and Jeff McNeil was plunked by a pitch. Lindor cleared the fence in right-center for his seventh career grand slam. King, part of the return from the Yankees in last winters trade that sent Juan Soto to The Bronx, lasted five innings and allowed five runs (four of which were unearned because of Machados error) on three hits and three walks with seven strikeouts. Peterson didnt allow his first hit until the fourth on Xander Bogaerts single. Two innings earlier Peterson had walked Donovan Solano before Jackson Merrill hit a line drive to left that Je se Winker snared on a dive. Luis Arraezs RBI groundout sliced the Mets lead to 5-1 in the fifth, but Peterson escaped further damage with the bases loaded by retiring Jurickson Profar. The Padres received an infield single from Kyle Higashioka in the inning and Bryce Johnson walked before Mason McCoy singled to load the bases. Lindor cleared the left-field fence leading off the seventh for his 19th career multi-homer game. Its fun to play with him every day and watch him do his thing, Peterson said. Hes out there every day which is awesome for us. He is spectacular. SAN DIEGO Francisco Lindors best season for the Mets is only improving, at a time the team needs him most. The star shortstop is on base almost every night and turning play after play defensively, but few things in baseball garner more attention than the long ball and Lindor has that going for him too. Saturday night he slugged two home runs, including a grand slam, in leading a 7-1 rebound victory over the Padres at Petco Park. The two blasts tied Lindor for the team lead in homers (Pete Alonso also has 27) and helped position the Mets to play for a series victory on Sunday. Lindors 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. That same chant was heard in the seventh after Lindor again homered, this time batting right-handed. Shohei Ohtani, who has a chance to become the first 50/50 player (homers and stolen bases) 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, in their 63rd season of existence, have never had an MVP winner. The Mets (68-62) won for the third time in four games and remained 2 games behind Atlanta for the NLs third wild card. David Peterson had a fifth straight start of allowing two earned runs or fewer. The left-hander went 7 / innings and allowed one earned run on five hits and two walks with two strikeouts to lower his team-leading ERA among starting pitchers to 2.85. The Mets needed the pitching boost a night after the bullpen was pre sed into 5 / innings of action following Paul Blackburns early removal with a right hand contusion created by David Peraltas line drive. And Lindors slam was a welcomed contribution after the Mets were shut out the previous night on only two hits. Pete Alonsos broken-bat grounder to third became an RBI double in the first inning as Machado perhaps distracted by the barrel of Alonsos bat flying high above him misplayed the roller. Mark Vientos and Brandon Nimmo each walked in the inning and following Alonsos RBI double Je se Winker drew a walk to load the bases. King escaped by striking out Starling Marte. Lindors grand slam in the fourth gave the Mets a 5-0 cushion. Marte started the rally with a two-out single before Francisco Alvarez reached on Machados fielding error and Jeff McNeil was plunked by a pitch. Lindor cleared the fence in right-center for his seventh career grand slam. King, part of the return from the Yankees in last winters trade that sent Juan Soto to the Bronx, lasted five innings and allowed five runs (four of which were unearned because of Machados error) on three hits and three walks with seven strikeouts. Peterson didnt allow his first hit until the fourth on Xander Bogaerts single. Two innings earlier Peterson had walked Donovan Solano before Jackson Merrill hit a line drive to left that Je se Winker snared on a dive. Luis Arraezs RBI groundout sliced the Mets lead to 5-1 in the fifth, but Peterson escaped further damage with the bases loaded by retiring Jurickson Profar. The Padres received an infield single from Kyle Higashioka in the inning and Bryce Johnson walked before Mason McCoy singled to load the bases. Lindor cleared the left-field fence leading off the seventh for his 19th career multi-homer game. Harrison Bader homered in the eighth to give the Mets their seventh run. Jack Morris Jersey |
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