New York Mets at Washington Nationals
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Lindor breaks out, 5 RBIs lead Mets over Nats 5-1 in opener
Lindor homered in the first on a sinker from Joe Ross (3-7), singled in the third on a changeup for a 3-0 lead and homered into the second deck in the fifth on a slider for his 12th multi-homer game. The five RBI were his most since his career-high seven for the Indians on July 2, 2018, at Kansas City.
“I think the first one gave me more satisfaction because it showed the work that I am doing is working,” Lindor said.
Cleveland traded Lindor to the Mets in January, and New York signed the 27-year-old to contracts worth $363.2 million over 11 seasons. Lindor, who had not driven in more than two runs in a game this season, is hitting .218 with eight homers and 21 RBI.
“Once again, I’m just glad he’s trusting his power,” Mets manager Luis Rojas said. “He can create power and he doesn’t need to only pull the ball.”
New York opened a seven-game lead over fourth-place Washington in the NL East and stopped the Nationals' season-high, five-game winning streak.
David Peterson threw a season-high 94 pitches but fell short of qualifying for the win, allowing one run and two hits in 4 2/3 innings.
Rojas removed Peterson after Trea Turner's two-out double in the fifth, and Aaron Loup (2-0) allowed Juan Soto's RBI single. Josh Bell walked, and Loup struck out Josh Harrison on three pitches.
Miguel Castro and Seth Lugo combined to pitch the sixth, and Trevor May finished a four-hitter in a seven-inning game under pandemic rules.
Ross (3-7) allowed five runs and six hits in five innings. He was coming off consecutive starts without allowing an earned run.
“I just got beat by one guy,” Ross said. “It is what it is.”
Peterson scored New York's first run after he was hit by a pitch and also doubled leading off the fifth for his first big league hit.
“I feel like a full baseball player today,” Peterson said.
Left-hander Jon Lester (0-2, 4.09 ERA) was to start the second game for the Nationals and Robert Gsellman (0-0, 3.65) for the Mets.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Nationals: RHP Max Scherzer (right groin) threw a bullpen session Saturday. Scherzer (5-4, 2.21 ERA) pitched just one-third of an inning in his June 11 start.
Mets: RHP Jacob deGrom (right shoulder) threw a full bullpen session on his 33rd birthday and is on track to start one of the the games in Monday's doubleheader against Atlanta. Rojas said deGrom felt normal during a 20-pitch session. DeGrom (6-2, 0.54) left his Wednesday start after three innings because of right shoulder soreness. ... LHP Joey Lucchesi was put on the 10-day IL with left elbow inflammation, a day after pitching 5 1/3 scoreless innings. ... OF Albert Allmora Jr. was activated from the 10-day IL and started the second game. He had been sidelined since May 11, when he bruised his left shoulder charging into an outfield wall.
UP NEXT
LHP Patrick Corbin (4-5, 5.60) starts Sunday's series finale for the Nationals and RHP Taijuan Walker (6-2, 2.12) for the Mets.
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Scoring Summary
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7th Inning | Harrison struck out swinging. |
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7th Inning | Bell grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Soto out at second, Turner to third. |
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7th Inning | Soto walked, Turner to second. |
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7th Inning | Turner reached on infield single to third. |
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7th Inning | May relieved Drury |
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7th Inning | Pillar in left field. |
Statistics
 NYM |
 WSH |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 12 | Ground Balls | 8 |
| 6 | Strikeouts | 8 |
| 5 | Runs Batted In | 1 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 7 | Hits | 4 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 0 | Walks | 7 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 5 | Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 27 | At Bats | 24 |
| 2 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 6 | Runners Left On Base | 18 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 1 |
| 10 | Fly Balls | 8 |
| 1 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 84 | Pitches | 157 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 2 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 14 | Total Bases | 5 |
| 29 | Plate Appearances | 32 |
| 324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 3 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
| 3.7 | Runs Created | 2.7 |
| .259 | Batting Average | .167 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .519 | Slugging Percentage | .208 |
| .222 | Secondary Average | .375 |
| .286 | On Base Percentage | .375 |
| .804 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .583 |
| 1.2 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.0 |
| 4.6 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 3.5 |
| 35.0 | Batter Rating | 11.0 |
| 13.5 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 2.90 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.91 |
| .259 | Isolated Power | .042 |
| 0.00 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.88 |
| .000 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .219 |
| -.037 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .208 |
| 10.0 | Runs Produced | 2.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 83.8 | MLB Rating | 65.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 14,434 | Capacity: