Mets’ Francisco Lindor’s four-strikeout day ends on pop-up with bases loaded
NY Post
Three days ago, Francisco Lindor carried the Mets to a much-needed, road-trip-closing victory with a pair of home runs.
On Saturday, he struck out four times and popped up with the bases loaded to end a second straight dismal home defeat.
It’s been that kind of start to the season for the star shortstop: one step forward, two steps back.
“It’s one of those that I had a couple of opportunities I could’ve helped the team, whether it was scoring runs or saving runs,” Lindor said after the Mets fell to the Cardinals, 7-4, at Citi Field, losing their second straight series. “It’s one of those, you try to look back, you try to go play by play, and you’re not happy with it.”
He added: “I’ve got to put the ball in play, that’s the bottom line. It’s an uphill fight for me. I have to stay the course, keep climbing. Just have to have better at-bats.”
The notoriously slow-starting Lindor struck out in his first four trips to the plate, but he had a chance to atone in the ninth.
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