Lindor's Walk-Off Homer Lifts Mets Over Cardinals

Francisco Lindor hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning, his first with the New York Mets and the 250th of his career, giving the Mets a 5-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. Lindor's homer followed a game-tying hit by Brendan Donovan for the Cardinals in the top of the ninth. The win improved the Mets' record to 13-7 and kept them atop the NL East. Lindor became only the fifth player to reach 250 home runs primarily as a shortstop, and the first to do so with a walk-off. The Mets have been strong at home, with Lindor and Pete Alonso leading the offense. The victory positions the Mets for a potential series sweep as momentum builds at Citi Field.