History be damned.
The Mets ended the Dodgers’ scoreless steak at 33 innings as Francisco Lindor crushed a leadoff homer after an eight-pitch at bat.
The 2-2 pitch was sent into the right field stands and into the Mets bullpen, which elicited a celebration as he rounded first base.
Mets’ Francisco Lindor celebrates after his solo home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the first inning. APThe solo blast was Lindor’s second home run of the postseason and came after the Mets hadn’t scored a single run in Game 1 of the NLCS.
The Dodgers had been going for a little bit of history in Monday’s Game 2 with the chance to surpass the Orioles’ 58-year-old record for scoreless innings, but the Mets ended up denying them the chance of setting a new record.
They added to their lead within the second inning, when Tyrone Taylor doubled to score Starling Marte, and Mark Vientos went deep for a grand slam to stake the Mets to a 6-0 lead.
Francisco Lindor #12 of the New York Mets hits a solo home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first inning Getty ImagesThe Mets are looking to even the best-of-seven series at one game apiece before the series shifts to Queens later this week.
