With two runners on and the Mets winning 2-0 in the bottom of the seventh inning, Lindor hit Ruiz’s second pitch, a heater right down the middle, 412 feet to dead center for a three-run home run. It was his second home run of the game, his 20th career multi-home run game, and his fifth home run of the season.

Lindor homered twice — once to begin the game and once to all but end it — in a game a bit reminiscent of last October.

Francisco Lindor hit two more home runs, including a leadoff shot for the second consecutive day, and the New York Mets held off the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 in the first meeting this season between the NL East rivals.

Slumping outfielder Brandon Marsh was placed on the 10-day injured list by the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday because of a strained right hamstring. Philadelphia made the move retroactive to Thursday,

The Phillies placed struggling outfielder Brandon Marsh on the 10-day injured list Sunday due to a right hamstring strain.