Mets' Francisco Lindor: Absence continuing Tuesday
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Lindor (back) is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Nationals, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
The 30-year-old said Monday that he could return to the lineup within the next 2-to-5 days, so it's not a surprise he remains out of the starting nine for Tuesday's contest. Lindor should be back in action for the Mets later this week, assuming he can avoid a setback with the nagging back injury. Rookie Luisangel Acuna is starting at shortstop Tuesday for New York.
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Mets' Francisco Lindor: Expected back in 2-to-5 days
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Lindor said Monday that he expects to return to the lineup within the next 2-to-5 days after an MRI on his back revealed no structural damage, SNY.tv reports.
Lindor said a specific timetable will "depend on how my back reacts," but he expects to be back before the end of the regular season. The shortstop exited two of the last three games and didn't play at all in the other contest because of a nagging back problem. He is out of the lineup again Monday versus the Nationals, but he's optimistic that he'll return at some point later this week. Jose Iglesias will start at shortstop for the series opener against the Nationals.
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Mets' Francisco Lindor: Not in Monday's lineup
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Lindor (back) is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Nationals.
Lindor is scheduled to undergo an MRI on his back after renewed soreness forced his exit from Sunday's game versus the Phillies. There's no word yet on the results of that exam, but he will miss at least one more start. Jose Iglesias is at shortstop and batting leadoff for the Mets.
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Mets' Francisco Lindor: Heading for MRI
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Lindor (back) said after Sunday's 2-1 loss to the Phillies that he will undergo an MRI on Monday, Tim Britton of The Athletic reports.
The 30-year-old had been playing through some back problems for a couple weeks before he aggravated the injury Friday. He returned to the lineup Sunday, only to be removed after playing just one and a half innings. Lindor should be considered day-to-day heading into Monday's series opener versus Washington.
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Mets' Francisco Lindor: Departs early Sunday
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Lindor (back) was removed from Sunday's game against the Phillies due to back discomfort, Abbey Mastracco of the New York Daily News reports.
Lindor rejoined the lineup after a one-game absence due to lower-back soreness and singled to lead off the game, but he never quite looked comfortable and was replaced in the field for the bottom of the second inning. The 30-year-old should be considered day-to-day heading into Monday's series opener versus the Nationals. Luisangel Acuna has replaced him at shortstop.
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Mets' Francisco Lindor: Back in action Sunday
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Linder (back) is in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies, Tim Healey of Newsday reports. He will start at shortstop and bat leadoff.
The 30-year-old sat out Saturday's contest after leaving Friday's game due to lower-back soreness, but he hit in the batting cage Sunday and has been cleared to rejoin the lineup. Lindor has a .912 OPS with three home runs and two steals through 11 games in September as he and Shohei Ohtani continue to push each other in the race for National League MVP.
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Mets' Francisco Lindor: Leaves with back soreness
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Lindor was removed from Friday's game versus the Phillies with lower-back soreness.
Lindor went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored before his back forced him out of the game in the seventh inning. It's unclear how severe his injury is, but Eddy Alvarez could be in line to start at shortstop if Lindor needs to sit out Saturday's contest.
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Mets' Francisco Lindor: Cranks game-tying homer
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Lindor went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Wednesday's 6-2 win over the Blue Jays.
Lindor delivered one of his biggest hits of the season Wednesday, breaking up Bowden Francis' no-hit bid with a solo home run to lead off the ninth, tying the game 1-1 and kickstarting the Mets' six-run frame. While Lindor has had a tremendous season overall, he'd been slumping a bit coming into Wednesday, going just 1-for-14 in his previous four contests. Overall, the 30-year-old shortstop is slashing .268/.340/.492 through 665 plate appearances this year with 31 homers, 85 RBI, 102 runs scored and 27 stolen bases.
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Mets' Francisco Lindor: Sparks win with homer No. 30
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Lindor went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, two runs scored, three RBI and a stolen base in Tuesday's 7-2 win over the Red Sox.
The shortstop opened the scoring in the third inning with a two-run shot off Kutter Crawford -- the only hit the Mets would manage off the right-hander through six innings before pulling away against the Boston bullpen. Lindor might be the favorite for the NL MVP Award in a lot of years, but Shohei Ohtani's quest for a 50-50 campaign likely makes any other performance moot. Even so, Lindor's numbers are hard to ignore, as he's four steals away from his own 30-30 season, and three runs shy of reaching triple digits for the fourth time in his career.
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Mets' Francisco Lindor: Swats 28th homer
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Lindor went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's win over the Diamondbacks.
His sixth-inning shot off Ryne Nelson tied the game at 2-2, setting the stage for some Jose Iglesias heroics in the top of the ninth. Lindor has hit safely in nine straight games, continuing a red-hot August that has seen the shortstop slash .330/.370/.580 through 26 contests with six homers, three steals, 16 RBI and 20 runs. He sits two home runs and five stolen bases short of his second straight 30-30 campaign.
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Mets' Francisco Lindor: Stays hot with two homers
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Lindor went 2-for-5 with two homers and five RBI in Saturday's win over the Padres.
Lindor jumped on a hanging sweeper from Michael King with two outs in the top of the fourth and sent it into the stands for a grand slam, putting the Mets up 5-0. The shortstop wasn't done there, however, launching another home run off Yuki Matsui to lead off the seventh to give him his fifth long ball this month. It was Lindor's fourth multi-home run game of the campaign while his five RBI on the night marked a season high. He's already recorded 12 multi-hit performances this month, including five over his last eight games.
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Mets' Francisco Lindor: Smacks 25th home run
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Lindor went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Orioles.
Lindor opened the scoring in the third inning Wednesday, leading off the frame with an opposite-field blast off Cole Irvin, his 25th homer of the year. Lindor now has at least 25 homers and 25 steals in back-to-back seasons and three times in his 10-year MLB career. The shortstop has been red hot, going 23-for-64 (.359) with a 1.006 OPS over his last 15 contests. Lindor's boosted his slash line to .266/.339/.477 on the campaign with 85 runs scored and 73 RBI across 579 plate appearances.
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Mets' Francisco Lindor: Slugs 24th homer
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Lindor went 2-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and a second run scored in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Marlins.
He led off the game by driving a fastball from Max Meyer over the wall in right-center field, giving Luis Severino all the run support he would need as the right-hander pitched a shutout. Lindor extended his hitting streak to 11 games in the process, and he's reached base safely in every contest so far in August, slashing .338/.386/.508 with two homers, two steals, eight RBI and 12 runs in 15 games. The shortstop needs just one more home run and one more stolen base to record his third career 25-25 campaign.
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Mets' Francisco Lindor: Four straight two-hit games
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Lindor went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, an additional RBI and two total run scored in Wednesday's 9-1 win over the Athletics.
Lindor logged multiple hits for the fourth game in a row and the sixth time during his active eight-game hitting streak. He also snapped a power drought with his first homer since July 25. The star shortstop is up to a .263/.336/.465 slash line, 23 homers, 69 RBI, 79 runs scored, 24 stolen bases and 30 doubles across 120 contests, providing well-rounded production out of the leadoff spot.
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Mets' Francisco Lindor: Stays hot in Tuesday's loss
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Lindor went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double and a run scored in Tuesday's 9-4 loss to the A's.
The shortstop put together another strong performance at the top of the Mets' order. Lindor has collected multiple hits in five of the last six games and has reached base safely in 11 straight contests to begin August, slashing .333/.373/.396 with two steals, four RBI and six runs. While his homerless drought sits at 17 games, Tuesday's double was his 30th of the season -- the sixth time in his career he's reached that mark.
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Mets' Francisco Lindor: Plates two, swipes 24th bag
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Lindor went 2-for-5 with two RBI, a stolen base and a run scored in Wednesday's win over the Rockies.
Lindor singled in his first trip to the plate and stole second before coming around to score the Mets' first run of the game on a knock from Pete Alonso. The shortstop then came through in the clutch in his final at-bat, recording a two-RBI single in the ninth to break the tie and give New York a 4-2 lead. Lindor has now hit safely in five of his first six games to open the month of August, posting three RBI, four runs and two stolen bases over that brief stretch. He's also posted multiple hits in three of his last nine contests, though he's still looking for his first extra-base hit this month.
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Mets' Francisco Lindor: Nabs steal in loss
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Lindor went 1-for-3 with a walk, an RBI and a stolen base in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Angels.
Lindor is 8-for-29 (.276) with three steals and no extra-base hits over his last seven games. The shortstop continues to provide well-rounded performances atop the Mets' lineup, and he's up to 23 thefts on the campaign, putting his career high of 31 from last year within striking distance. Lindor has added a .256/.331/.462 slash line, 22 home runs, 64 RBI, 73 runs scored and 27 doubles over 111 contests.
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Mets' Francisco Lindor: On base three times in rout
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Lindor went 2-for-5 with a walk, a run scored, an RBI and a stolen base in Monday's win over the Twins.
It was another strong performance from Lindor, this time in a 15-2 laugher as every Mets player who appeared in the game either scored or drove in a run, or both. The shortstop is putting the finishing touches on a huge July that has seen him slash .286/.402/.592 with nine homers, seven steals (in seven attempts), 18 runs and 23 RBI over 25 games.
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Mets' Francisco Lindor: Collects 21st steal
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Lindor went 1-for-3 with a stolen base in Sunday's loss to Atlanta.
The veteran shortstop continues to make a impact from the top of the Mets' order. Through 24 games in July, Lindor is slashing .280/.396/.602 with nine of his 22 homers and six of his 21 steals on the year, while also adding 17 runs and 22 RBI.
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Mets' Francisco Lindor: Another long ball in win
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Lindor went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Thursday's extra-inning win over Atlanta.
Lindor jumped on the first pitch he saw from Chris Sale in his second at-bat and crushed it into the stands in center field for a two-run shot, giving the Mets a 2-1 lead. It marked the shortstop's fifth homer in his last four games and his ninth homer in July. He's also hit safely in 10 straight contests, batting .385 (14-for-39) over that stretch with seven extra-base hits, 14 RBI and seven runs scored.
