Lindor's Mental Lapse Costs Mets in Loss

0:00On April 2nd, the New York Mets dropped a tight two-to-one decision to the St. Louis Cardinals on April 1st, slipping to three wins and three losses. Early in the 2026 season, shortstop Francisco Lindor had a rough night with a mental lapse right in the first inning that kept the Cardinals alive longer than they should have. Ben, um, with a runner on first and one out, Cardinals hit her Alex Burleson, grounded to Lindor on a two-ball count change-up from Mets pitcher Freddie Peralta. Lindor stepped on second, thinking it was a double play, but forgot it was only the second out, and lobbed the ball back to Peralta instead of first. Base. Fans lit up social media, calling it a brain freeze that extended Peralta's pitch count, and drained him early, even though he escaped the inning. Scoreless. Later in the sixth, Lindor got picked off first with Juan Soto at the plate, and Soto crushed a homer on the next pitch that would have put the Mets. Up to to one, Lindor owned it after the game, saying he straight up forgot the outs, calling it inexcusable and figuring it cost Peralta a full extra inning, or more.

1:06These slips turned a winnable game into extra innings and a tough loss. As the Mets shake this off and push forward, moments like these test their early grit, but Lindor's accountability keeps the vibe real heading into the next series. That's the story for today, MLB News. Today, driven by AI, I'm Corey with the story.