Overview
- Francisco Lindor committed two mental mistakes in Wednesday’s 11-inning 2-1 loss to the Cardinals, forgetting the number of outs on a first-inning play and later getting picked off at first.
- The sixth-inning pickoff came moments before Juan Soto hit a solo home run, which removed a chance for the Mets to add a second run in a one-score game.
- Lindor said “I forgot the outs” and called it “inexcusable,” and manager Carlos Mendoza said the error “can’t happen.”
- Through six games Lindor is 3-for-21 with a .143 average and no RBIs or steals, and the Mets are 3-3 after scoring only five runs in the three-game set against St. Louis.
- Jose Reyes urged patience in a Thursday post and pointed to Lindor’s habit of slow Aprils that give way to big seasons, and the shortstop now gets a quick chance to respond with a road series in San Francisco.