Mets Celebrate New Manager’s First Win As Soto/Lindor Combination Triples Up

The New York Mets haven’t had much to celebrate this season, but the first win for new interim manager Andy Green was definitely a special occasion. Wins have been hard to come by for the Mets this year, and this one had a different feel to it as the Mets came from behind to post a 6-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.

The reason for that is obvious: superstars Francisco Lindor and Juan Soto were back in the lineup together, and they were hitting, getting a triple each to help key the win. 

Green downplayed the win. He knows he’s a placeholder for a team that’s well under .500, and his job is to help make the team competitive again. 

“Wins are fun, but it’s not about me. It’s about the team, and winning as a group is fun,” Green said in a piece written by Bill Ladson of MLB.com. “Playing whatever part you play in that, it’s fun. I think the guys did a lot of good things today. It was a cool team win where you can talk about a bunch of different guys. Those are fun games.”

The fun part was especially noticeable with Lindor. Soto has been on the field and has been mostly productive, but Lindor has been out for an extended stretch with a serious calf injury after struggling in the firs few weeks of the season. 

“It was fantastic. It was great to see quality at-bats from the start of the lineup all the way until the end. It was really good,” Lindor said. “Man, the older I get, the more triples I get. I don’t like it. I want more doubles. [Just kidding], the triple felt good. The trainer did a good job in prepping me and getting ready for this. I feel good. I’m in a good spot."

He was also quick to mention that Soto has been carrying the team, at least when it comes to power, and he’s also bullish on the second half of the season. 

“Even when Soto and I weren’t together, he was still elite,” Lindor reminded the local media. “I said [president of baseball operations David] Stearns put a good team together. We just haven’t been together. Now that we are slowly getting healthy … we can make something special.”

Green was also impressed with the bullpen, and he’s got a lot of company there. The Mets got 4-2/3 innings of scoreless relief from four different pitchers, and this unit has become the Mets biggest strength. 

“Obviously, the pitching was really good. For me, what A.J. Minter did was pretty special today. He went through the heart of the lineup in an inning-plus. I think there were a lot of things to like about today’s game,” Green said.