The Mets have now lost eight of nine and fallen a game behind the Phillies, who regained sole possession of first place in the NL East with the victory. For New York, the silver lining is that Lindor seems to be heating up again at the plate. But the aura of invincibility when he goes yard? That’s officially gone.

Lindor snapped an 0-for-20 skid with his home run, making this the 28th straight time the Mets have won when he’s gone deep. Jared Young homered in the eighth and Francisco Alvarez did the same in the ninth. Soto was 4-for-5 with four RBIs.

The Mets grabbed a much-needed win in Philadelphia Saturday night, 11-4, snapping their seven-game losing streak and again tying the Phillies atop the NL East. Brandon Nimmo homered twice for the Mets while Francisco Lindor and Francisco Alvarez added home runs of their own,