Brandon Nimmo hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the fourth for the Mets, who snapped a seven-game skid with just their second win in 13 games. Francisco Alvarez also homered twice and Brett Baty also went deep as New York moved within five games of NL East-leading Philadelphia.

Juan Soto's first season with the New York Mets has been an adventure. The Mets season has also been a bit of a rollercoaster ride. After Soto, 26, signed his massive 15-year, $765 million deal with the Mets,

Steve and Alex Cohen gifted the fan-favorite first baseman with a painting made from 253 official MLB baseballs that depicts Alonso’s record-breaking home run trot.

Begin with the Mets having only reached the playoffs 11 times in their first 63 seasons. Rarer still, they are trying this year to make the postseason in consecutive seasons for the third time.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/mets as New York Mets star Francisco Lindor makes history. New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor is now on a mountain all by himself amongst shortstops in MLB history.

Mets' Francisco Lindor sets new MLB record for home run, steals combo at shortstop originally appeared on The Sporting News Francisco Lindor stands alone. No shortstop has ever done what the New York Mets' superstar has now done. As of Saturday, Lindor is in the 20 home run, 20 steal club for the season. It's the fifth time he's been in that group.

On Thursday, the Mets finally had things set up the way they wanted. Their starter, Kodai Senga, pitched into the sixth inning — something that hasn’t happened since last Wednesday, Aug. 6 — and handed the ball to right-hander Tyler Rogers, who turned the ball over to the set-up man, Ryan Helsley, with a 3-2 lead.