Lindor hits 1st walk-off homer for Mets, 250th home run of career, in 5-4 win over Cardinals

NEW YORK (AP) — Francisco Lindor knew. He didn’t have to watch.

He turned on an inside cutter from Ryan Fernandez leading off the ninth inning and sent the ball soaring into Citi Field’s second deck in right field, 401 feet away.

“I hit it with everything I had,” he said. “If that one didn’t go, I was going to run out of luck.”

Lindor’s home run, the 250th of his major league career, lifted the New York Mets over the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 on Friday night and sent smoke rising from the Home Run Apple in center field.