The Mets’ playoff hopes are not just intact but improving after Jesse Winker’s first blast with his new club became an enormous homer.
This 10-game stretch against playoff hopefuls might not be able to make the Mets’ season, but it could break it.Three games in, the Mets’ playoff hopes are not just intact but improving after Winker’s first blast with his new club became an enormous homer.
Carlos Mendoza’s crew escaped with a well-played and significant 4-3 win over the Orioles, punctuated by Winker’s dinger to left-center that he admired before hurling his helmet to the ground and slowly rounding the bases. With the home portion finished, the Mets begin a four-game set in San Diego on Thursday before playing three in Arizona.In a back-and-forth affair, the Mets took the lead on a Francisco Lindor home run, lost it on an Austin Slater two-run shot that ruined Sean Manaea’s no-hitter bid and the teams traded blows in the late innings.Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor reacts after connecting on a solo home run field off a pitch by the Baltimore Orioles in the third inning.
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