Wednesday was a rough day at the park for Francisco Lindor.
The Mets’ usually fundamentally sound veteran shortstop committed not one, but two costly mental mistakes in what ended as a frustrating walk-off loss to the Cardinals.
First Lindor forgot how many outs there were, calmly jogging to second for the force and turning to the dugout on what should’ve been a routine inning-ending double play in the first.
Freddy Peralta easily escaped after, but it cost the starter five more pitches.
Lindor would hurt the Mets a bit more a few innings later, though, as he was picked off first a few pitches before Juan Soto broke a scoreless tie with a solo homer in the sixth.
New York, of course, ended up losing the game 2-1 in extras.
Lindor did draw a walk for the fourth consecutive game, but he went hitless on the afternoon, leaving him with just one knock in 10 at-bats during the series in St. Louis.
Despite the tough day, former Mets shortstop Jose Reyes says fans need to relax about the five-time All-Star.
Lindor’s first opportunity to respond will come in Thursday’s series opener against the Giants.
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