Francisco Lindor, Brandon Nimmo and Juan Soto hit a back-to-back-to-back homes in the third innings on Saturday night for New York Mets, who took away a seven-game losing line with 11–4 win over host Philadelphia Filis in the game between a three-game series.
Mets moved into a tie for the first place with the Philos in the National League East, who had three-game winning streak, as they lost only for the third time in 12 matches. Both teams are 46-31.
Nimmo and Soto had two homes for mets, who hit seven rounds of single shots. Seven Homeers was shy with a franchise record set in 16–7 win over Philadelphia on August 24, 2015.
Nimmo also worked in the first, Soto deepened again in the fifth and Jared Young and Francisco Alverez provided more insurance in the eighth and ninth respectively.
Lindor, Nimmo and Soto of Ruki Mick Abel (2-1) continuously put forward Mets for good and marked the 10th time in the history of the team, the players’ trio back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back.
Lindor missed only another homer when he hit two runs double from the right field wall in the sixth innings.
The Soto ended with four hits, including two runs in the eighth. Four RBI was the highest of Soto since August 21, when he collected five RBI for New York Yankis in an 8–1 win over Cleveland Guardian.
Griffin Canning (7-3) won six hits after allowing four runs (three acquired) and completed four innings in five innings, while walking two innings.
The right-handed batsman gave an RBI double to the run-scoring groundout of Nick Castalonos and Max Capler, which allowed Otto Camp in the first before opening a wild pitch in the second innings and allowed the Philise’s lead to increase the lead 3–1.
In the fifth, RBI Single of Alec Bohm pulled Philips within 5-4.
Bohm, Kyle Schwarber and Jetty Realmuto had two hits.
Abel gave four runs on six hits and did not walk in three innings – he had the shortest start in five big leagues.
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