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New York Mets' Francisco Lindor Goes Yard Twice, Moves Up All-Time List

Francisco Lindor notched the 20th multi-home run game of his career on Monday, helping the New York Mets hold off the Philadelphia Phillies with his explosive bat.

Sam Connon

New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor (12) rounds the bases after hitting a three run home run against the Philadelphia Phillies during the seventh inning at Citi Field.
New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor (12) rounds the bases after hitting a three run home run against the Philadelphia Phillies during the seventh inning at Citi Field. / John Jones-Imagn Images
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Francisco Lindor picked up right where he left off when the Philadelphia Phillies visited the New York Mets on Monday night.

The All-Star shortstop went yard in the bottom of the first inning, giving his team an early lead. That gave Lindor a leadoff homer in back-to-back games, becoming only the third player in franchise history to achieve that feat.

Lindor proceeded to make it a five-run game when he blasted a three-run shot in the seventh.

So a few months removed from his three extra-base hits, five RBIs and .906 OPS against Philadelphia in the NLDS, Lindor posted a two-home run game to help New York snag the series opener 5-4. It marked the 20th multi-home run showing of Lindor's big league career.

According to MLB.com's Sarah Langs, Lindor now has the third-most multi-home run games by a shortstop in MLB history with 20. He was previously tied with Trevor Story.

Alex Rodriguez still tops the list with 33 such performances, while Ernie Banks ranks second with 24.

Lindor, 31, is batting .284 with five home runs, 13 RBIs, two stolen bases and an .840 OPS through 22 games this regular season. He has the Mets riding a five-game winning streak, helping to grow their lead atop the NL East to 3.0 games.

The Mets and Phillies will face off again Tuesday at 7:10 p.m. ET.

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Sam Connon is a staff writer covering baseball for “Fastball on SI.’’ He previously covered UCLA Athletics for On SI’s All Bruins site, and is a UCLA graduate, with his work there as a sports columnist receiving awards from the College Media Association and Society of Professional Journalists. Connon also wrote for On SI’s New England Patriots site, Patriots Country, and he was on the Patriots and Boston Red Sox beats at Prime Time Sports Talk. Sam lives in Boston.

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