Mets end losing streak in 11-4 win over Phillies

Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News on Jun 21, 2025

Published in Baseball

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PHILADELPHIA — The New York Mets found a convenient workaround to avoid hitting with runners in scoring position: Just hit home runs instead.

They hit seven against the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night, including three in a row off rookie right-hander Mick Abel in the third inning en route to an 11-4 win Saturday at Citizens Bank Park.

One night after Pete Alonso emphatically said the team had not been playing up to the standards they have set for themselves, the Mets’ heaviest hitters played like leaders in a win that put an end to a seven-game losing streak. Francisco Lindor, Brandon Nimmo, Juan Soto, Jared Young and Francisco Alvarez all hit long balls, with Nimmo and Soto each hitting two. But it was Lindor’s home run that might have been the most impactful.

The intangible influence of Lindor can’t be overstated. When Lindor hits, the rest of the lineup tends to follow. Dating back to July 9, 2024, the Mets have won every game in which Lindor has hit a home run, a streak of 28.

The shortstop was 0 for 20 before teeing off on Abel in the top of the third. After going down 3-1 in the bottom of the second, Lindor hit the first of the trio of third-inning homers, with Nimmo and Soto following suit to put the Mets back on top, 4-3.

Soto made it 5-3 in the fifth with his second of the night, taking Joe Ross 437 feet deep to the second deck of right field for his 16th of the season. Still, the Phillies kept coming, scoring again in the bottom of the inning off right-hander Griffin Canning. There wasn’t enough separation.

Lindor gave them enough in the sixth with a two-run double off left-hander Tanner Banks.

Alvarez legged out an infield single that deflected off of Ross with one out. With two, Ronny Mauricio lined a single to right to put runners on the corners. Ross was pulled and in came Banks, who retired all five batters he faced Friday night to earn the win. This time, the Mets knew what was coming.

Batting from the right side of the plate, Lindor hit one to the opposite field that was nearly another home run. It barely stayed fair, hitting off the top of the fence in the corner, just beneath the foul pole.

Half the crowd thought it was a home run, letting out a collective groan. The other half screamed “foul!” A few Mets fans sitting along the left field sidelines pointed to the field, as if to signal a fair ball. Even Lindor looked confused while standing on second. After a crew chief review, it was ruled a double, giving the Mets a 7-4 lead.

Finally, whatever had been bottling up the Mets offense gave way.

Young led off the eighth with a home run off Michael Mercado, spurring a three-run rally. Soto drove in two with the bases loaded and one out. The Mets batted around to wear out the Phillies (46-31) and push the game out of reach.

Lindor went 2 for 5 with three RBI, Nimmo went 2 for 4 with two home runs, Soto went 2 for 5 with four RBI and two home runs and Alonso went 2 for 4 with a walk. Canning allowed four runs (three earned) on six hits, walked two and struck out four over five innings.

As if to remind Philadelphia what the Mets (46-31) are capable of, Alvarez mashed one last homer in the top of the ninth off Taijuan Walker. It was a fitting way to reclaim the top spot in the NL East.

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