Francisco Lindor showed a bit extra emotion after his latest home run heroics. Lindor flipped his bat stylishly, then pumped his fist as he began his trek across the bases. Probably the most underrated Mets superstar deserved every ounce of that mini celebration. His homers all appear to be big ones. But this may be his biggest yet this excellent 12 months.
Lindor’s timely dinger settled the rating for now within the Mother’s Day matchup between two impressive first-place, big-market combatants — statistically MLB’s best offensive club (Cubs) versus one of the best pitching club (Mets). He’d been doubly frustrated by a one-run loss the night before and a strikeout three innings earlier after he figured he was winning a “chess match” with tough Cubs starter Matthew Boyd.
It was in his very next at-bat that Lindor called checkmate like he’s done so often this 12 months, sending Cubs reliever Porter Hodge’s 3-and-1 breaking ball over the suitable field fence — a series-winning tater before 41,673 on a fantastic day at Citi Field.
Lindor sent the Mets to a 6-2 victory that kept them on pace for 100-plus wins in a start that seems almost like a dream.
Francisco Lindor showed a bit extra emotion after his latest home run heroics. Lindor flipped his bat stylishly, then pumped his fist as he began his trek across the bases. Probably the most underrated Mets superstar deserved every ounce of that mini celebration. His homers all appear to be big ones. But this may be his biggest yet this excellent 12 months.
Lindor’s timely dinger settled the rating for now within the Mother’s Day matchup between two impressive first-place, big-market combatants — statistically MLB’s best offensive club (Cubs) versus one of the best pitching club (Mets). He’d been doubly frustrated by a one-run loss the night before and a strikeout three innings earlier after he figured he was winning a “chess match” with tough Cubs starter Matthew Boyd.
It was in his very next at-bat that Lindor called checkmate like he’s done so often this 12 months, sending Cubs reliever Porter Hodge’s 3-and-1 breaking ball over the suitable field fence — a series-winning tater before 41,673 on a fantastic day at Citi Field.
Lindor sent the Mets to a 6-2 victory that kept them on pace for 100-plus wins in a start that seems almost like a dream.
