What Mets’ Francisco Lindor blames for worsening slump
NY Post
PITTSBURGH — To steal a lyric from one of his walk-up songs at Citi Field, there “ain’t no valley low enough” for Francisco Lindor these days.
The Mets shortstop went 0-for-4 Sunday to continue a June swoon in which he’s posted a .628 OPS.
There have been few places for Lindor to hide, as the Mets have lost 13 of 16 games, with the lineup sputtering.
Lindor’s .774 OPS overall is the lowest it has been since April 20.
“I feel like I have got pitches to hit, but I just haven’t got the barrel to it,” Lindor said after the Mets lost 12-1 to the Pirates at PNC Park. “When I just miss it, today I had three pop-ups and then I lined out. I think two of them were [hit hard], but it’s just coming down to execution.”
Lindor fractured his right pinky toe on June 4 — and was playing through discomfort at least initially — but wouldn’t directly say if the injury was contributing to his recent offensive drop-off.
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