In game two of Andy Green‘s interim tenure, the New York Mets finally snapped their latest seven-game losing streak with a 6-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. New York hasn’t had Francisco Lindor and Juan Soto together much this season due to injuries, but they both contributed with key hits, and each notched a triple. A.J. Ewing knocked in the go-ahead hit, and the Mets’ bullpen was rock solid again. The Mets are now 35-48 on the season.

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Lindor and Soto Guide the Offense

The Mets have waited pretty much all season to get their two best players in the same lineup at least on a consistent basis. Saturday’s win might’ve been a display of what could’ve been this year. With the Mets down 2-0 heading into the sixth inning, and the offense getting halted by Philadelphia’s bullpen, the unit finally broke through. The Mets had trouble touching Alan Rangel and his changeup, but the rally for New York started when Soto and Bo Bichette dropped singles into right field. Lindor stepped up and drove a ball right past the diving Bryce Harper to tie the game, and Lindor went in sliding with a triple. A sight the Mets have missed this year. The triple was Lindor’s third of the season.

Jared Young worked a walk against Rangel, and so did Mark Vientos against new Phillies pitcher Jonathan Bowlan. Ewing, with the infield playing in on him, swung a grounder at 104.7 mph right by them that scored two runs to give the Mets a 4-2 lead. In the bottom of the seventh, Benge led it off with a single, and Soto lined a base hit into the gap that got to the wall that would score Benge, and Soto legged out a triple of his own. Bichette added extra insurance with a sacrifice fly to score Soto.

The Mets Bullpen Pitches a Shutout

While starter Christian Scott wasn’t bad, his only true mistake was a two-run home run he allowed to Harper in the third inning. He was taken out after 4 2/3 innings and 82 pitches. He did strike out six in his return from the injured list, but it was the Mets’ bullpen that held the Phillies offense at bay. A.J. Minter gave the Mets 1 2/3 innings of work with one strikeout. Huascar Brazoban threw a scoreless seventh. Luke Weaver continued his scoreless streak in the eighth, which was followed by Devin Williams closing things out in the ninth. 

Player of the Game: Francisco Lindor

The Mets have missed Lindor a lot over the last two months, and Saturday’s win showed what they’d been missing exactly on the offense. Lindor’s RBI triple to tie the game turned the game around. A big hit was needed to snap their losing skid. Lindor also made a couple of nice plays on defense, including throwing Harper out at second base when he was trying to stretch a bloop single into a double in the top of the sixth inning.

On Deck:

The Mets will ride a bullpen game on Sunday afternoon against Phillies starter Jesus Luzardo. The game will start at 1:40 pm EDT and will air locally on SNY and broadcast on WHSQ 880am.