Lindor Records Two Homers, Mets Defeat Phillies 5-4

In the Mets’ (16-7) first game against the Phillies (13-10) since Francisco Lindor ended Philadelphia’s season in last year’s NLCS, Lindor delivered two home runs, including a three-run shot to power the Mets to a 5-4 win.

Lindor is on some run right now, as he has hit four home runs in his last four games. His first homer of Monday’s game came in the first inning, giving him his second straight game with a leadoff home run. His second of the game was a three-run shot in the seventh inning, extending the Mets’ lead from 2-0 to 5-0. Jesse Winker also hit a home run in the victory, his first of the year.

Aaron Nola pitched into the seventh inning despite giving up the early home runs to Lindor and Winker, taking control of the game after giving up the lead. He nearly let the game slip away earlier than it did, as it appeared Juan Soto crushed a three-run homer in the third inning, but the ball was ruled foul by mere inches. Nola rebounded, getting Soto to ground out, but the Phillies offense gave him no help.

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Tylor Megill pitched for the Mets and delivered his best start of the year, going into the sixth inning and tying his career high in strikeouts. He did all this without allowing a run, keeping the Phillies’ offensive star power from doing any damage. His final line was 5 1/3 innings with no runs allowed on a hit, four walks, and 10 strikeouts. His ERA dropped to 1.09, a stellar mark through his first five starts of the year.

Reed Garrett followed Megill out of the bullpen and got two crucial outs with runners on base in the sixth inning to keep the shutout intact. Max Kranick was then called upon to start the seventh inning and pitched a clean two innings. He remained on for the ninth, looking for the rare three-inning save, but a double and a base hit with no outs brought the Phillies’ first run home to make it a 5-1 game. Another base hit after that was enough for Carlos Mendoza, who lifted Kranick in favor of Edwin Díaz.

Díaz, who has struggled with command immediately after entering games this year, threw strikes upon his entrance and recorded a one-pitch out but subsequently allowed a three-run homer to Bryson Stott to all of a sudden bring the Phillies within a run. Trea Turner and Bryce Harper loomed with just one out, putting the Mets in jeopardy of blowing their five-run lead.

Díaz remained composed, striking out Turner on a center-cut fastball before fooling Harper on three pitches, all sliders, to end the game. It was easy until it wasn’t, but a win is a win. The Mets have now won five straight and are 16-7, tied with the Dodgers and Padres for MLB’s best record. The Mets’ lead atop the NL East is now three games.

Stat of the Game: 20 Multi-Homer Games

Francisco Lindor now has 20 multi-home run games in his career, which puts him in sole possession of third place for players who achieved multiple home runs in a game while playing shortstop. He passes Trevor Story (19) and trails Alex Rodriguez (33) and Ernie Banks (24).

Player of the Game: Francisco Lindor

Tylor Megill did everything he could to earn player of the game honors, and he was certainly deserving, but Lindor is simply on another level right now. He hit two home runs, drove in four, and raised his OPS on the year to .840, bringing it up nearly .100 points in a single game.

On Deck

The Mets will continue their series with the Phillies Tuesday night at 7:10 p.m. ET. Griffin Canning (2-1, 3.43 ERA) will look to build off his best start of the year, while Cristopher Sánchez will take the mound for the Phillies, also coming off his best start of the year. The game will air on SNY and TBS.

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