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Try it freeJuan Soto’s numbers were up across the board in June, but Francisco Lindor’s stats went in a different direction.
The Mets leadoff man posted a slash line of .204/.259/.369 with four homers and 14 runs scored in 103 at-bats.
“I feel like when he’s on, he’s aggressive, and he’s using the whole field … and not chasing as much,” Carlos Mendoza said before Tuesday’s rainout against the Brewers. “You see how his swing decisions continue to get better when he’s clicking. So I feel like there’s been a few games where I feel like he’s getting there, but then there’s a couple where he goes back to chasing a little bit too much or missing good pitches to hit, especially early in counts.
“But I think he’s in one of those stretches where other players go through it, and if someone knows how to get through it and come out the other side, it’s Francisco.”
