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Mets look for 3-game sweep against Giants
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- The Mets' bullpen threw well behind Senga. José Buttó put together a scoreless sixth, Gregory Soto worked a 1-2-3 seventh in his Mets debut, Reed Garrett got the first two outs in the eighth, then Brooks Raley one before Edwin Diaz locked down the save.
With Hayden Birdsong in Triple-A and Landen Roupp injured, the Giants had to use their first planned bullpen game of the season
Francisco Lindor homered in the third, Brandon Nimmo added a two-run single in the fourth and Juan Soto drove in two runs as New York backed Clay Holmes, and the Mets beat the San Francisco Giants 8-1 on Friday night for their fifth straight win.
After an extended slump, Francisco Lindor, according to Mets manager Carlos Mendoza is back to using "the whole field" and proof was his three-hit game in New York's 8-1 win over the Giants. Lindor and Brandon Nimmo got the team off to quick 2-0 lead in the first inning and they never looked back.
Francisco Lindor snapped an eight-game homerless-streak, going 3-for-5 with his 20th of the season and an RBI double, and Brandon Nimmo went 2-for-5 with a double to lead off the game and two RBI