Francisco Lindor

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Francisco Lindor has been outstanding of late, and his performance on Wednesday put him in the record books.

The four-time All-Star drove in his 80th and 81st RBIs of the season to tie Jose Reyes‘ franchise record for most RBIs in a single season by a shortstop.

“The team’s been around a long time. When you start saying that that gets your attention,” said Buck Showalter.

As if tying one franchise record wasn’t good enough, Lindor also tied David Wright‘s record for consecutive games with a run scored (13).

While both records were tied by Lindor, such records are difficult to match if not for an offense that gets on base and keeps things moving from at-bat to at-bat. Since the All-Star break, the Mets offense has produced time and time again. In the 19 games during the second half, the Mets lead all of MLB in average (.299), OBP (.370), and OPS (.853). The Mets are also tied for first in hits (196) and are second in runs (107) and RBIs (102).

“We’re playing good ball,” said Lindor. “We’re communicating very well, we help each other out, we support each other, we back each other up no matter what.”

Lindor’s tie of Wright’s record came in the first inning. Lindor walked and scored later in the inning on a Jeff McNeil sacrifice fly.

Lindor’s tie of Reyes’ record came just an inning later. With runners on first and third, Lindor went the opposite way for a base hit that scored both runs. He then came around to score himself on a Daniel Vogelbach RBI single.

Lindor will now potentially have as many as 50 games to break and add to the record. While he may not play in all 50, he has proven to be durable all season long, playing in 111 of the 112 games played.

“The boys are out there grinding, and Buck is out there grinding. I got to grind with them,” said Lindor. “God has given me health, why not go out there and play the game that I love. So, I have no excuse not to play. I’m here to play the game.”

While nothing additional was added to the record books thereafter, Lindor did not stop producing for the team. In the fourth inning he reached base for the third time of the game as he was hit by a 92 MPH sinker.

In the sixth inning, Lindor reached base for his fourth and final time as he lined a base hit into right field. Lindor later came around to score his third run of the game on another Vogelbach RBI hit.

Lindor finished the game by going 2-for-4 with three runs scored, two RBIs, a walk, and a HBP. Overall on the season, Lindor is hitting .270/.349/.464 with 74 runs scored, 20 home runs, 81 RBIs, and 11 stolen bases in 429 at-bats. Lindor also has an .813 OPS, 132 wRC+, and 5.0 fWAR.

“God is good. That’s all I can say,” said Lindor. “Jose Reyes is one of the best shortstops in the organization, so to be next to him is special, but we still got a long way to go. I’m just focused on winning as much games as we can, and the end goal is bigger than tying the franchise record.”