But against Atlanta, he delivered an opposite-field double in a four-run first inning, hit a single to center in the third and then a homer to right in the fifth.
Francisco Lindor has taken another step in his recovery from a strained left calf that’s sidelined him since April, as the shortstop has begun running the bases.
Still, you can understand, with their dismaying showing so far, why the Mets would want to change the subject to the happiest New York sports story in years.