DENVER (AP) \u2014 Francisco Lindor had a soothing remedy for his broken right pinky toe \u2014 a go-ahead hit.<\/p>\n
Questionable before Friday’s game, the Mets shortstop<\/a> entered as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning and delivered a two-run double to send New York to a 4-2 win over the Colorado Rockies.<\/p>\n Lindor sent a cutter from reliever Zach Agnos (0-2) into right field to score Juan Soto and a sliding Pete Alonso. It was Lindor’s first go-ahead, pinch-hit RBI of his career, according to the postgame notes.<\/p>\n \u201cOnce it comes to those moments, I\u2019m just there to make something happen,\u201d Lindor explained. \u201cJust get a good pitch, and whatever happens, happens. Don\u2019t let the moment get too big.\u201d<\/p>\n He tuned out any pain from his toe once he stepped into the batter’s box.<\/p>\n \u201cSomething is not 100% for sure. But I\u2019m not the only one,\u201d Lindor said. \u201cI would say most of the guys are not 100%. So there\u2019s no excuses.”<\/p>\n Lindor said manager Carlos Mendoza asked him around the fourth or fifth inning if he might be available to hit. His response was simple.<\/p>\n \u201cI said, \u2018Yeah,\u2019\u201d Lindor recounted.<\/p>\n Lindor’s availability \u2014 pain and all \u2014 comes as no surprise to Alonso.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s really special, having a teammate willing to put his body on the line every single day like that,\u201d said Alonso, who had a big game with his bat (a two-run double), his arm (he threw out a runner at home in the fifth) and his sliding ability (he avoided a tag at home on Lindor\u2019s double). \u201cThat’s a true pro, in my opinion, and he embodies that.\u201d<\/p>\n Lindor\u2019s pinky toe was broken by a pitch from Dodgers right-hander Tony Gonsolin in the first inning on Wednesday. He sat out Thursday and recovered enough to pinch-hit Friday.<\/p>\n He may even be in the lineup on Saturday.<\/p>\n \u201cI would like to start,\u201d Lindor said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be up to the trainers and (Mendoza) and we are going to make a decision together. … Hopefully tomorrow I\u2019ll wake up in a good spot.\u201d<\/p>\n Lindor is hitting .282 with 14 homers and 38 RBIs this season. He finished runner-up to Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani in the NL MVP race last season.<\/p>\n Ronny Mauricio filled in for Lindor at shortstop against the Rockies on Friday. He had a double in the eighth, his first hit since being called up<\/a> Tuesday.<\/p>\n Manaea makes rehab start<\/p>\n In Wilmington, Delaware, Mets lefty Sean Manaea<\/a> made a rehab start for High-A Brooklyn against the Blue Rocks. He threw 36 pitches \u2014 26 strikes \u2014 over 1 2\/3 innings, allowing four hits and three earned runs. Manaea, who has been sidelined all season by an oblique injury, struck out two and didn’t walk a batter.<\/p>\n The 33-year-old Manaea re-signed as a free agent with the Mets for $75 million over three years<\/a>. He went 12-6 with a 3.47 ERA in 32 starts last season.<\/p>\n