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MINNEAPOLIS — Francisco Lindor's favorite highlights over the course of the season are often the ones he makes in the heart of the Mets' defense at shortstop.
Lindor is a company man, and he likes using his elite glove to support his teammate on the mound. That's what makes the start to Lindor's season at shortstop so peculiar.
With the Mets leading by one run in the bottom of the third inning on Tuesday night, Lindor had a tailormade opportunity to turn an inning-ending double play on a routine ground ball up the middle. The grounder off the bat of Ty France bobbled in and out of Lindor's glove, allowing the Twins' first run to score.
Another Twins run scored on a single in the next at-bat and the Mets ended up dropping a 6-3 result in front of 12,507 fans at Target Field.
"My eyes got a little blurry, I don't know if it's because of the weather, but it's unacceptable," Lindor said. "What's happening right now is unacceptable. I've got to be better and it's not to the standard that the Mets have and definitely not to the standard I have of myself. It's been two games already that I cost the team, so gotta get better for sure."
Carlos Mnedoza said that it is a play that Lindor normally makes "100 out of 100" times. But this time, the usually sure-handed shortstop dropped the ball.
In 16 appearances this season, the two-time Gold Glove winner has already committed four errors, including two in the Mets' last three games. He committed 12 errors in 151 games last season.
Two of Lindor's errors came during the Mets' 4-2 loss to the Marlins back on April 1, leading to two unearned runs on Kodai Senga's ledger and giving the Marlins the lead for good.
"I have to get better, and I have to finish the play for the boys," Lindor said. "I gotta execute."
Added Mendoza: "It happens, man. It's baseball. He'll get over it. He's too good of a player. They're human, they're gonna make mistakes. I'll take my chances with him anytime."
On offense, Lindor finished 1-for-5 with a single and two strikeouts. He came to the plate as the potential tying run with two runners in scoring position in the ninth inning but fanned on a 102 mph fastball from Twins closer Jhoan Duran.
After two unearned runs crossed in a 20-pitch third inning, Megill could not stop the bleeding.
The Twins drove up Megill's pitch count in the fourth and fifth innings. In the fourth, Megill hit Trevor Larnach to lead off the frame before giving up a double to Ryan Jeffers off the top of the left-field wall and an RBI infield single to Harrison Bader. It was Megill's first earned run he had surrendered since his first start on March 28.
The Twins moved ahead 4-2 in the fourth inning when Byron Buxton singled and then scored from third on a chopper to Luisangel Acuña at second base. Despite giving up four runs (two unearned) on eight hits, Megill was content that there was not much hard contact against him. Three of the hits did not leave the infield.
"For the most part, I was filling it up, nothing crazy," Megill said. "I'd rather get singled to death. It's not like they're doing damage, so you live with that all day."
He fell to 2-2 on the season and his ERA drifted up to 1.40 with the loss.
Pete Alonso belted his fifth home run of the season in the top of the first inning — a solo shot to left-center field — that gave the Mets a 1-0 lead. But that would be the Mets' lone lead of the game.
Alonso has now driven in 20 runs through 17 games — one behind the Giants' Wilmer Flores for the most in Major League Baseball. He finished the game 2-for-4 with a double to improve his average to .356.
Juan Soto kept his power surge going in the second night of the series, driving a solo home run to right field in the top of the fourth. It was Soto's second home run in as many games after he knocked one in the Mets' first 15 games. He now has three home runs and seven RBI.
This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Francisco Lindor error leads to NY Mets’ loss to Minnesota Twins
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Lindor is a company man, and he likes using his elite glove to support his teammate on the mound. That's what makes the start to Lindor's season at shortstop so peculiar.
With the Mets leading by one run in the bottom of the third inning on Tuesday night, Lindor had a tailormade opportunity to turn an inning-ending double play on a routine ground ball up the middle. The grounder off the bat of Ty France bobbled in and out of Lindor's glove, allowing the Twins' first run to score.
Another Twins run scored on a single in the next at-bat and the Mets ended up dropping a 6-3 result in front of 12,507 fans at Target Field.
"My eyes got a little blurry, I don't know if it's because of the weather, but it's unacceptable," Lindor said. "What's happening right now is unacceptable. I've got to be better and it's not to the standard that the Mets have and definitely not to the standard I have of myself. It's been two games already that I cost the team, so gotta get better for sure."
Carlos Mnedoza said that it is a play that Lindor normally makes "100 out of 100" times. But this time, the usually sure-handed shortstop dropped the ball.
Rare defensive lapses for Francisco Lindor
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In 16 appearances this season, the two-time Gold Glove winner has already committed four errors, including two in the Mets' last three games. He committed 12 errors in 151 games last season.
Two of Lindor's errors came during the Mets' 4-2 loss to the Marlins back on April 1, leading to two unearned runs on Kodai Senga's ledger and giving the Marlins the lead for good.
"I have to get better, and I have to finish the play for the boys," Lindor said. "I gotta execute."
Added Mendoza: "It happens, man. It's baseball. He'll get over it. He's too good of a player. They're human, they're gonna make mistakes. I'll take my chances with him anytime."
On offense, Lindor finished 1-for-5 with a single and two strikeouts. He came to the plate as the potential tying run with two runners in scoring position in the ninth inning but fanned on a 102 mph fastball from Twins closer Jhoan Duran.
Tylor Megill drops second loss
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After two unearned runs crossed in a 20-pitch third inning, Megill could not stop the bleeding.
The Twins drove up Megill's pitch count in the fourth and fifth innings. In the fourth, Megill hit Trevor Larnach to lead off the frame before giving up a double to Ryan Jeffers off the top of the left-field wall and an RBI infield single to Harrison Bader. It was Megill's first earned run he had surrendered since his first start on March 28.
The Twins moved ahead 4-2 in the fourth inning when Byron Buxton singled and then scored from third on a chopper to Luisangel Acuña at second base. Despite giving up four runs (two unearned) on eight hits, Megill was content that there was not much hard contact against him. Three of the hits did not leave the infield.
"For the most part, I was filling it up, nothing crazy," Megill said. "I'd rather get singled to death. It's not like they're doing damage, so you live with that all day."
He fell to 2-2 on the season and his ERA drifted up to 1.40 with the loss.
Pete Alonso, Juan Soto both homer in slow offensive game
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Pete Alonso belted his fifth home run of the season in the top of the first inning — a solo shot to left-center field — that gave the Mets a 1-0 lead. But that would be the Mets' lone lead of the game.
Alonso has now driven in 20 runs through 17 games — one behind the Giants' Wilmer Flores for the most in Major League Baseball. He finished the game 2-for-4 with a double to improve his average to .356.
Juan Soto kept his power surge going in the second night of the series, driving a solo home run to right field in the top of the fourth. It was Soto's second home run in as many games after he knocked one in the Mets' first 15 games. He now has three home runs and seven RBI.
This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Francisco Lindor error leads to NY Mets’ loss to Minnesota Twins
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