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New York Mets’ Pete Alonso (20) celebrates with Francisco Lindor (12) after a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Monday, Aug. 14, 2023, in New York. The Mets won 7-2. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
NEW YORK (AP) — Francisco Lindor became the first Met to reach 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases since 2008 as New York beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-2 on Monday night to win consecutive games for the first time in more than two weeks.
Jonathan Araúz hit a two-run homer while Daniel Vogelbach and Brandon Nimmo added solo homers as the Mets scored in each of the first six innings in a home game for the first time since June 25, 1987, against the Cubs. Pete Alonso added an RBI double that scored Nimmo from first base.
The Mets won consecutive games for the first time since July 27-28, right before they traded veterans Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander along with several others ahead of the trade deadline.
“Solid, everybody seemed to make a contribution,” New York manager Buck Showalter said.
Lindor singled off rookie Quinn Priester (2-2) in the third, doubled in the fifth, and scored each time.
The shortstop scored on Jeff McNeil’s go-ahead RBI single after he advanced two bases on a passed ball and wild pitch in a span of two pitches. Lindor also stole his 20th base in the fifth when he swiped third and trotted home on McNeil’s sacrifice fly to give New York a 6-2 lead.
Lindor became the first Met to join the 20-20 club since Carlos Beltrán finished with 27 homers and 25 stolen bases in New York’s final season at Shea Stadium. Lindor reached the 20-20 club for the third time in his career after achieving the feat in 2018 and 2019 with Cleveland.
“You got to step back and go through rosters for 14 years and I’m sure it’ll really get your attention,” Showalter said. “Just another very quiet milestone he reaches to remind us…
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