Francisco Lindor. Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
The New York Mets, following an impressive stretch last week, stagnated as they lost two of three to both the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Angels this week. There was a silver lining, however, as Francisco Lindor sustained his torrid play while Adam Kolarek impressed in his first handful of outings as a Met.
Hitter of the Week
Lindor is in the midst of one of the best seasons of his career, but it feels as though he’s flown under the radar despite being one of MLB’s finest talents.
Lindor opened his week with a 2-for-5 showing against the Braves on Monday, which included a three-run home run in the sixth inning off former teammate Brad Hand as part of a 10-4 Mets win. On Tuesday, he drew a walk and tallied a double before reaching base three times in Wednesday’s contest.
Lindor supplied the Mets’ only run of the game against the Angels on Friday with a solo shot off Patrick Sandoval in the third inning. Over the course of Saturday and Sunday’s games, he went 2-for-9 on a pair of singles.
Lindor finished the week hitting .304/.385/.609 with two home runs and four RBIs.
Pitcher of the Week
After being drafted in the 11th round of the 2010 MLB draft by the Mets, Kolarek is finally getting an opportunity in the majors with his original organization after spending parts of seven seasons elsewhere.
Kolarek’s first appearance of the week came against Atlanta on Tuesday as he threw two scoreless innings while allowing no hits and one walk to go with strikeouts of Ronald Acuña Jr. and Matt Olson. His next outing was against the Angels on Friday night as he completed a shutout inning with strikeouts of Nolan Schanuel and Mike Moustakas before finishing his week with yet another scoreless inning on Saturday.
In total, Kolarek threw four innings over the course of three appearances this week, allowing no runs on one hit and one walk while striking out five hitters.
