Francisco Lindor found the perfect remedy for his broken toe with a big hit. Questionable before Friday’s game, the Mets shortstop entered as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning and delivered a go-ahead two-run double as New York beat the Colorado Rockies 4-2.

In the top of the ninth, Juan Soto’s single and Pete Alonso’s walk set the stage. After Jeff McNeil flew out for the second out, manager Carlos Mendoza sent Lindor to the plat

Pete Alonso salutes Francisco Lindor after a heroic pinch-hit double led the Mets to a dramatic 4–2 win over the Rockies.

Francisco Lindor gave the Mets the start they needed and Francisco Alvarez and Jose Butto sealed the win in the end. But it was the five scoreless innings that Paul Blackburn gave that was crucial

Francisco Lindor is the epitome of a grinder. Fractured pinky toe be damned, Lindor made a difference off the bench with a pinch-hit, 2 RBI-double in the ninth inning to give the New York Mets a go-ahead 4-2 lead over the Colorado Rockies that they wouldn’t squander.