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Alvarez leads with 3 hits, 3 RBIs; Lindor: “The mood is in the right place”
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NEW YORK — Hours before Wednesday’s Subway Series finale at Citi Field, as Francisco Lindor returned to the dugout after his final round of batting practice, the Mets shortstop saw owner Steve Cohen standing nearby, walked over and tapped him on the shoulder. .
Turning to him, Cohen smiled. “Back to .500 today?” he said.
“One at a time,” Lindor replied.
It was, Cohen later said, rather remarkable that the Mets even put themselves in position to return to a .500 record, which they achieved with a 12-2 victory over the Yankees in a final of the soggy Subway series. As recently as the morning of June 3, the Mets were 11 games under .500, leading many to wonder which players the club might deal at the trade deadline.
But the season, Cohen pointed out at the time, is long. There was no reason for the team’s decision-makers to be reckless. As unlikely as it may have seemed at the time, a Mets revival was still within the realm of possibility.
Now this is in the realm of reality. With the Yankees in their rearview mirror, the Mets (39-39) have won 15 of their last 19 games dating back to June 3, the day they began a five-game transatlantic road trip through Washington and London. They’re back to a .500 record for the first time since May 7, when they were 18-18.
“I’m not going to lie: Where we were a few weeks ago, to be in this position now, it’s important,” manager Carlos Mendoza said.
Looking back, Pete Alonso said the trip to England was “energizing” for the Mets and “a huge bonding experience for everyone.” Others credited Grimace, the McDonald’s mascot who threw out a ceremonial first pitch during their final home game, and backup infielder Jose Iglesias, whose soon-to-be-released song “OMG” became an anthem of the club.
“The vibrations are in the right place,” Lindor noted.
Added starting pitcher Sean Manaea: “We definitely have that back team aspect. »
It’s never just one thing, as these Mets proved. On Wednesday, Alvarez was their standout performer, hitting a two-run homer off Luis Gil in the third inning, adding a run-scoring double in the fifth and finishing a triple before the cycle to join Mark Vientos in the prosperity conversation. young Mets hitters. Those two have been the newest centerpieces of an offense that was the league’s best in June, but the team also received plenty of production from veterans, including Lindor, who hit two doubles on Wednesday, and Tyrone Taylor, who clubbed three points. Homer.
Meanwhile, a bullpen missing Edwin Díaz (sticky suspension) and Drew Smith (sprained right elbow) managed to cobble together four innings in relief of Manaea, who pitched five scoreless before a rain delay d ‘one hour and 27 minutes does not interrupt the procedure. Adrian Houser, a rotation outcast who has found new life as a long reliever, pitched the final three innings for his first career save.
These kinds of contributions have become routine for the Mets, who in April and May painted one of the finest Junes in franchise history. Wednesday’s win moved them to 15-6 this month, good for a .714 winning percentage. Only the 1990 version of this team (21-7, .750) posted a higher winning rate in June.
“Our mentality is don’t give up,” Mendoza said. “It doesn’t matter if we are late or early. Every throw counts. Every at-bat counts. »
Eventually, the conversation will return to the trade deadline and a short-term future that looks much rosier today than it did three weeks ago. Cohen may not be ready to talk about the Mets as potential buyers, but the fact that the question was even asked of him Wednesday speaks volumes about how far this team has come.
“It feels good to play good baseball — not just the last two nights, but a month, I would say,” Lindor said. “We played good baseball and that’s what we expect.”
In more than three weeks, the Mets have gone from a faltering franchise to a stable franchise. The atmospheres have changed. The record has transformed. The prospects too.
“I would rather win than lose,” Cohen said. “You can quote me on that.”