Francisco Lindor blasted a massive grand slam in the sixth inning of Game 4 of the NLDS on Wednesday, lifting the New York Mets over the Philadelphia Phillies in historic fashion.
The New York Mets needed just one historic swing of the bat to punch their ticket to the NLCS on Wednesday night.
In the bottom of the sixth inning of Game 4 of the NLDS, the Philadelphia Phillies were clinging onto a 1-0 lead. The Mets, up 2-1 in the series, proceeded to load the bases with a single, hit-by-pitch, walk and two wild pitches from reliever Jeff Hoffman. That brought star shortstop Francisco Lindor up to the plate, while Philadelphia pulled Hoffman in favor of Carlos Estévez.Lindor crushed the fourth consecutive fastball he saw 398 feet to center with an exit velocity of 109.5 miles per hour. That crowd at Citi Field could tell from the crack of the bat that Lindor had just gone yard, and they were proven right when the ball finally made its way back to Earth.
So far this postseason, Lindor is batting .259 with six RBI and an .863 OPS. He finished the NLDS batting .277 with five RBI and a .906 OPS. He will get to continue his playoff run in the next round, where the Mets will meet either the Los Angeles Dodgers or San Diego Padres.Sam Connon is a Staff Writer for Fastball on the Sports Illustrated/FanNation networks.
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