“If he goes up, he’s got a really good chance of catching it,' he said. Lindor was worried center fielder Michael Harris II might have a shot at grabbing the ball. Umpires originally ruled it a double, and that call was confirmed via replay. NEW YORK - Francisco Lindor doubled off the padding atop the outfield wall in center field to drive in two, Edwin Díaz put out a fire for the final two outs and the New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 8-5 Saturday in a doubleheader opener.įollowing consecutive walks to Brandon Nimmo and Starling Marte, Lindor hit a drive against Tyler Matzek that bounced off the orange home run line and back into play just in front of Citi Field’s home-run apple. Lucie.Ĭardinals: A six-game road trip continues as RHP Jack Flaherty (3-5, 4.64 ERA) starts the opener of a three-game series against the Washington Nationals.Lindor sparks Mets to 8-5 victory over Braves in DH opener … RHP José Quintana (left rib) allowed two unearned runs over 3 1/3 innings in his second rehab start Sunday for Class A St. … CF Brandon Nimmo was visited by a trainer but remained in the game after fouling consecutive pitches off his lower leg in the sixth inning. Mets: To make room for Alonso, the Mets optioned IF/OF Mark Vientos to Triple-A Syracuse. … OF Dylan Carlson, who had a pinch-hit RBI single Saturday after being hit on the elbow by a pitch Friday, returned to the starting lineup and went 0-for-5.

For the Mets, Carlos Carrasco allowed six runs (five earned) with four strikeouts in three innings.Ĭardinals: OF Lars Nootbaar (lower back), who went 4-for-5 with a pair of homers and four RBIs while playing right field in his second rehab game Sunday for Triple-A Memphis, could join the Cardinals for their series in Washington that begins Monday night.

254 with four homers and 14 RBIs against his former club.Ĭardinals starter Matthew Liberatore allowed five runs and struck out two in four innings. Pham, who played 362 games for the Cardinals after being drafted by the team in 2006, is hitting. It's always a fun environment to play here.' This is a great opportunity - big city lights. 'It's one of those things that's written in the stars, maybe,' DeJong said. 695 slugging percentage against the Mets, the highest of any player with at least 120 plate appearances. DeJong, who has homered in six of the 15 games he's played at Citi Field, has a. The homers by DeJong and Pham continued their success against their respective opponents. 'Finally pushed through with Tommy and we just couldn't push that other one across.' 'Frustrated for them because you could tell how much they put into getting back in that game and trying to cover some things that we were deficient at,' Mets manager Buck Showalter said. Mets first baseman Pete Alonso went 0 for 4 with three strikeouts in his return from the injured list with a left wrist bone bruise and sprain. It was good.'įrancisco Lindor, whose wife gave birth to the couple's second daughter Saturday morning, homered in the bottom of the first inning to begin the series of comebacks by the Mets, who trailed 5-1, 6-4 and 7-5 before Tommy Pham tied it with a two-run shot in the fifth.Įduardo Escobar hit a run-scoring triple and Brandon Nimmo had a two-RBI double in the second inning and Mark Canha added an RBI single in the fourth inning for the Mets, who are 3-11 since sweeping the Philadelphia Phillies in a three-game series from May 30 through June 1. Overall it felt different and I liked it. 'They wanted to just continue to push - even the innings we didn't score, there was good momentum and good conversations taking place. 'The boys were definitely relentless today,' Marmol said.

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