The New York Mets won a crucial game on Saturday, defeating the red-hot San Diego Padres 7-1 to remain 2.5 games back of the third Wild Card spot in the NL. David Peterson pitched great, but the story was once again Francisco Lindor who continued to show formerly frustrated Mets fans that he’s one of the best players in the game.
Lindor launched a pair of home runs including a grand slam in the fourth inning which gave the Mets a 5-0 lead.
That’s the seventh career grand slam for Francisco Lindor, who leads the National League in fWAR, hits and doubles since May 1, and is in the Top 10 in average, OBP, OPS, home runs and RBI over that same stretch. pic.twitter.com/pBDREVsJrO
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Lindor’s two home runs gave him 27 on the year, as he continues to make the same Mets fans who called him out earlier this season eat their words. He was even serenaded with MVP chants during and after the game despite the Mets being across the country.
The first major move that Steve Cohen made as the owner of the Mets was the Lindor trade. They traded Amed Rosario, Andres Gimenez, and a pair of prospects for Lindor and Carlos Carrasco. Just months later, before he had even played in a single regular season game as a Met, they gave him a 10-year extension worth $341 million. Ever since that deal was inked, it has felt like Mets fans have wanted him gone.
It’s crazy……