MIAMI (AP) — Francisco Lindor had three hits and the New York Mets pounded trade deadline target Pablo López, beating the Miami Marlins 9-3 Sunday to sweep their three-game series.
Jeff McNeil singled twice and doubled, and Mark Canha also had three hits for the NL East leaders, who won their sixth straight and finished with a season-high 19 hits — 12 of them against López.
“We focused on getting the good pitches,” Lindor said. “We got them and we didn’t miss. It was one of those days where we got our pitches and we hit it wherever we wanted to hit it.”
Lindor went 7 for 11, doubled twice and homered during the weekend series. He has hit safely in 18 of 19 games.
“I didn’t even know I was 7 for 11,” Lindor said. “Just seeing the baseball and putting a good swing on the ball,”
New York starter Taijuan Walker gave up three runs in 5 2/3 innings. Walker (9-2) allowed seven hits, walked two and struck out four.
The Marlins lost their seventh straight at home.
The Mets built a 6-0 lead against López, chasing the right-hander after 2 2/3 innings. Subject of trade rumors during the week, López (7-6) struck out one in his shortest start of the season.
Pete Alonso’s RBI double and run-scoring singles from McNeil and Canha put New York ahead 3-0 in the first.
Tyler Naquin had his first hit as a Met when his run-scoring triple in the third made it 4-0. Acquired in a trade from Cincinnati on Thursday, Naquin scored on Canha’s single. Brandon Nimmo followed Luis Guillorme’s single with an RBI single that scored Canha and ended López’s outing.
“This is their third time seeing me this season,” López said. “So they’re able to go back to see the previous games and see if I’m doing things in a way that shows a pattern and sometimes…
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