Lindor's Triple Flips the Script as Mets Rout Phillies 6-2
Francisco Lindor's sixth-inning triple to right erased a two-run deficit in one swing and shifted New York's win probability from 33% to 69% — a 36-point lurch that effectively ended this game. The Mets piled on from there, turning a 2-0 hole into a 6-2 final over Philadelphia.
For three innings, this looked like Bryce Harper's show. In the third, Harper launched a 378-foot home run to left center, scoring Turner ahead of him and staking Philadelphia to a 2-0 lead. Harper finished 2-for-4 with 2 RBI and a run scored — the kind of line that usually wins ballgames. Alan Rangel, however, couldn't hold the lead. The Philadelphia starter allowed 4 earned runs on 4 hits across 4.0 innings, and by the time New York was done with him in the sixth, the game had completely changed shape.
The sixth inning is where this one was decided. Lindor tripled to right, scoring both Soto and Bichette to tie it at 2-2 — that was the 36-point win-probability swing. Then A.J. Ewing singled to center, scoring Lindor and Young to make it 4-2, with Vientos advancing to second. Just like that, a two-run Philadelphia lead became a two-run New York advantage, and the Phillies never answered. The Mets kept their foot down in the seventh: Soto tripled to center to score Benge, and Bichette added a sacrifice fly to left to score Soto, pushing the final to 6-2. Soto went 2-for-3 with 2 runs scored and an RBI; Bichette contributed 1 RBI and a run; Ewing went 2-for-4 with 2 RBI; and Carson Benge quietly went 2-for-5 with a run scored.
On the mound, Christian Scott gave New York length without dominance — 4.1 innings, 3 hits, 2 earned runs, 2 walks, and 6 strikeouts. He didn't need to be perfect; he just needed to be good enough for the offense to take over, and that's exactly what happened. Luke Weaver added a clean inning of relief, striking out 2 without allowing a hit or a walk. The story of the night, though, appears to be Lindor's return to form — the news that the Mets had activated him from the injured list heading into this game makes his two-RBI, game-flipping performance look like exactly the jolt New York needed. Philadelphia's offense went quiet after Harper's third-inning blast, and that silence proved fatal. The Phillies managed just 2 runs on the night, and the Mets made them pay for every inning Rangel couldn't navigate.