After a quiet Game 1 of the NL wild-card series, Francisco Lindor came back with a roar in Game 2 on Saturday night to help extend the Mets’ season.
The star shortstop gave the Mets an immediate lift with a first-inning home run before he started a key seventh-inning rally on the way to aA night after the Mets were playing from behind almost immediately, Lindor turned the tables in Game 2. He crushed a fastball down the middle from San Diego lefty Blake Snell 403 feet into the left-field seats to put the Mets up 1-0 in the opening frame.
Entering Saturday, Lindor had lost the last nine playoff games he had been involved in , but his 2-for-4 night with a walk in Game 2 played a key role in snapping that streak and forcing a Game 3 on Sunday.
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