Mets Francisco Lindor makes two costly miscues as…
ST. LOUIS — Francisco Lindor’s 0-for-4 at the plate Wednesday was perhaps the least of his issues.
The Mets shortstop dedicated a mental error defensively and was later picked off first base in an 11-inning, 2-1 loss to the Cardinals.
Lindor forgot the quantity of outs in the underside of the first inning and started to jog off the sphere after stepping on second base for the drive on Alec Burleson’s grounder.
But the drive was only the second out, and by not throwing to first, Lindor missed an alternative to full an inning-ending double play.
Freddy Peralta escaped the inning by hanging out Masyn Winn, throwing 5 extra pitches in the inning.
“I forgot the outs,” Lindor said. “I made a mistake that probably cost Peralta to go an extra inning and more pitches after that. Inexcusable.”
Lindor reached first base on an error in the sixth and was picked off, caught flat-footed, by Matthew Liberatore.
Francisco Lindor is tagged out by first baseman Alec Burleson during the sixth inning of the Mets’ 2-1, 11-inning loss to the Cardinals on April 1, 2026 in St. Louis. Jeff Curry-Imagn Images
“They got us there,” supervisor Carlos Mendoza said. “He was going to go. We thought we had a tip there and they got us with a quick step-off move there. I wouldn’t consider that one as a mental mistake because he was trying to get some momentum there and being aggressive. But the first one [forgetting the outs] is the one that can’t happen.”
Mendoza said he didn’t need to tackle the issue with Lindor.
“He knows — he was pretty pissed when he came in,” Mendoza said. “Peralta did a hell of a job picking him up, finishing that inning. But you trust the decision-making with this guy. He knows he made a mistake.”
Peralta credited his changeup — a pitch he didn’t use as a lot last Thursday — for serving to him get on observe against the Brewers.
The right-hander allowed one earned run on three hits and two walks with seven strikeouts on this day, departing after 92 pitches.
“I have got a lot of trust with [the changeup] and I thought it was time to use it today,” Peralta said.
Juan Soto’s homer prolonged his on-base streak against the Cardinals to 41 video games.
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