With Blue Jays right-handed Bowden Francis carrying a no-hitter into the ninth inning Wednesday afternoon at TorontoTHE Put He had three eliminations left to avoid becoming part of history.
But more importantly for them, they had three outs left to avoid losing a game they badly needed to win – before a day off that precedes a three-game series with the Phillies this weekend at Philadelphia as new York continues to fight for a Wild Card spot.
And in the ninth, Francisco Lindor led off with a mammoth home run to right field that ended the no-hitter and tied the game, 1-1, with one run.
After Lindor’s blast, the Mets scored five more runs to take the lead.
Here’s how the back pages of New York newspapers reacted…
