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Francisco Lindor stays hot with pair of homers as Mets beat Phillies, 5-4, for fifth straight win

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Francisco Lindor stays hot with pair of homers as Mets beat Phillies, 5-4, for fifth straight win

The Mets held on to beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-4, on Monday night to notch their fifth consecutive win.

Here are the takeaways…

-Leadoff Lindor struck again for the second game in a row, as Francisco Lindor took Phillies starter Aaron Nola deep in his first at-bat. The 376-foot blast to right field gave New York a 1-0 lead, and Lindor has already hit three leadoff home runs this season.

The shortstop continues to thrive in the leadoff spot — he’s now hitting .476 (10-for-21) with six extra-base hits. More on him later.

-The Mets got to Nola once again in the second, as Jesse Winker jumped all over a 2-0 fastball for his first home run of the season and New York’s second leadoff homer in as many innings.

-The two runs would be all Tylor Megill needed. The right-hander completely dominated Philadelphia’s lineup over his 5.1 innings of work, matching his career-high with 10 strikeouts on the night. It was the first time he’s reached double-digit strikeouts in four years — he also allowed only one hit while walking four.

Megill lowered his season ERA to 1.09 through five starts and 24.2 innings, as the 29-year-old has been a huge boost to a Mets rotation leading the league in ERA.

-With one out in the sixth and a runner on first, manager Carlos Mendoza pulled Megill after 92 pitches in favor of Reed Garrett, who had stranded 8-of-8 inherited runners entering Monday. The reliever made it 9-of-9 after working around a hit and getting the final two outs of the inning. Garrett has yet to allow an earned run over 9.2 innings to start the year.

-Having already allowed two homers in the first two innings, Nola almost gave up a third after Juan Soto cranked a 1-2 pitch down the right-field line that was initially ruled a three-run blast. Replay ultimately overturned the call, ruling it foul. The Mets’ new slugger is still waiting for his first homer at Citi Field.

-Able to pitch into the seventh inning after a bumpy start, Nola left with runners on first and second and one out. With those baserunners Nola’s responsibility, reliever Jose Ruiz entered to escape the jam. After getting one out, Ruiz had to face Lindor, and the red-hot shortstop crushed his second home run of the game on the second pitch he saw, giving New York a 5-0 lead.

Lindor finished 2-for-3 with a walk, four RBI and two runs scored.

-Bidding for a three-inning save, after entering a 2-0 game in the seventh and getting the first six outs on 23 pitches, Max Kranick struggled to start the ninth and allowed a run on two hits. A third consecutive hit allowed prompted Mendoza to opt for closer Edwin Diaz, but that decision didn’t come without some nerves. Diaz allowed a three-run homer to Bryson Stott that cut the Mets’ lead to a skinny run.

Diaz rebounded quickly, though, striking out Trea Turner and Bryce Harper to end the game.

Game MVP: Francisco Lindor

His two home runs proved to be the difference in the game, as the Phillies made things interesting in the ninth.

Highlights

What’s next

The Mets continue their three-game series against their division rivals on Tuesday, with first pitch scheduled for 7:10 p.m.

RHP Griffin Canning (2-1, 3.43 ERA) will pitch for New York, while the Phillies counter with LHP Cristopher Sanchez (2-0, 2.96 ERA).



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