With two runners on and the Mets winning 2-0 in the bottom of the seventh inning, Lindor hit Ruiz’s second pitch, a heater right down the middle, 412 feet to dead center for a three-run home run. It was his second home run of the game, his 20th career multi-home run game, and his fifth home run of the season.

Francisco Lindor hit two more home runs, including a leadoff shot for the second consecutive day, and the New York Mets held off the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 in the first meeting this season between the NL East rivals.

In the St. Louis series, Lindor set the tone from the leadoff spot, going 7‑for‑18 (.389) with two home runs, three RBIs and four runs scored over the four games. He opened the series with a 3‑for‑4 night that included an RBI single in Game 1, helping New York jump out to a four‑run second inning.

Slumping outfielder Brandon Marsh was placed on the 10-day injured list by the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday because of a strained right hamstring. Philadelphia made the move retroactive to Thursday,

The Philadelphia Phillies put Brandon Marsh on the 10-day injured list on Sunday, retroacticve to April 17. He is out due to what the team described as a right hamstring strain.