Francisco Lindor does it all with two homers, run-saving catch as Mets top Rockies
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Francisco Lindor did a little bit of everything Friday.
He hit a leadoff homer in the bottom of the first and then helped seal the Mets' fifth win in their last six games with another home run to start the bottom of the eighth.
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Mixed in was a great leaping, run-saving catch.
The 4-2 victory came against the historically bad Rockies, as the Mets look to take advantage of this portion of their schedule.
Coming off a loss versus the awful White Sox, the Mets bounced back with Colorado in town.
Not only are the Rockies on pace to break the White Sox record of futility set just last year, they entered the game having lost 10 of their previous 11 games and were a ridiculous 3-25 away from Coors Field.
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4 Francisco Lindor rounds the bases after homering during the Mets' win against the Rockies on May 30.
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Meanwhile, the Mets have been the best team in the majors at home.
But after going up 3-0 in the fourth inning, the Mets saw the Rockies get back into the game with runs in the sixth and seventh to get to within a run.
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But Reed Garrett pitched a scoreless eighth and Edwin Diaz closed it out in the ninth.
4 Francisco Lindor jogs around the bases after homering during the Mets' win against the Rockies on May 30.
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Lindor set the tone in the first and gave David Peterson an early lead.
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After retiring eight of the first nine batters he faced, Peterson got into a jam in the third.
Tyler Freeman and Jordan Beck had consecutive one-out singles to center and after Ezequiel Tover struck out, Peterson walked Hunter Goodman to load the bases.
Former Yankee Thairo Estrada followed with a rocket that looked destined for left field, but Lindor made a terrific leaping grab to end the inning and preserve the one-run lead.
4 David Peterson throws a pitch during the Mets' win on May 30.
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The shortstop singled with one out in the bottom of the inning and scored on the slumping Juan Soto's two-out double to the gap in right-center to make it 2-0.
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The RBI double snapped an 0-for-17 drought for Soto.
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As Peterson cruised, Starling Marte went deep off Kyle Freeland with one out in the fourth.
The solo shot, Marte's third home run of the year, gave the Mets a 3-0 lead.
Peterson was strong until the sixth.
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He retired the first two batters of the inning, but then hit Estrada with a pitch and then Mark Vientos couldn't handle Brendan Doyle's ground ball hit to his left, which went for a single.
Ryan McMahon followed with a double to right that scored Estrada to cut the Mets' lead to 3-1.
Huascar Brazobán replaced Peterson and got pinch-hitter Mickey Moniak to fly to left to end the inning.
4 Francisco Lindor celebrates with his Mets teammate after homering during their win on May 30.
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But Brazobán gave up a one-out, pinch-hit solo homer to Sam Hilliard in the seventh to make it 3-2.
Brazobán gave way to Garrett to start the eighth with a one-run lead and Garrett retired the side in order.
After Lindor's 12th homer of the season in the eighth, Diaz came in and struck out the side in the ninth for his 12th save.
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