This isn’t any longer simply a hot streak.
It’s not a couple of weeks of impressive at-bats.
That is now a protracted stretch for Francisco Lindor, an excellent six weeks during which he has performed at an elite level.
“The largest turnaround is he’s playing just like the All-Star and MVP candidate everyone knows and love,” teammate Brandon Nimmo said after the 2 combined to drive in six runs within the Mets’ 7-5 victory over the Nationals on Tuesday night at Citi Field. “The production we’re getting from him now’s unbelievable. … Him just being him, and the player we all know he might be, has really jump-started this offense.”
Since May 21, a span of 43 games, Lindor has nine home runs, 26 RBIs, 27 extra-base hits, 10 stolen bases and 33 runs scored.
He’s batting .316 in that point with a .912 OPS.
As Nimmo said, it’s not a coincidence the Mets’ offense has come alive in that span, and the team has begun to win.
They’re 23-12 since May 29, and even within the loss column for the ultimate NL wild-card berth.
What’s uncertain is how much Lindor moving into the leadoff spot has contributed to this scorching six weeks of his.
Manager Carlos Mendoza said he was in search of a strategy to ignite the offense, but doesn’t imagine that move alone was some magic tonic for Lindor.
The shortstop is often a slow starter, as he was again this 12 months, hitting just .195 with a .634 OPS on the primary day of May.
Those numbers have climbed considerably since, Lindor now batting .253 with an OPS of .776, a season high.
His move to the highest of the batting order got here on May 18.
Odds are, he won’t be going anywhere anytime soon.
“I used to be getting hot sooner or later. I used to be going to get hot,” said Lindor, who had three hits including his sixteenth homer of the 12 months on Tuesday. “I’m leading off and I’m doing pretty good, but at the top of the day, it was form of the identical thing last 12 months and the 12 months before and the 12 months before. It looks as if April hasn’t been on my side. I’m just glad the team is playing well and I’m playing well as well to assist the team win.”
