Francisco Lindor’s homer-or-bust strategy pays off with No. 300 as Mets star finishes chase before 2027

Hitters seldom go to the plate trying to hit home runs, but Lindor was in that mode Sunday and succeeded. His second-inning blast served as career homer No. 300 in the Mets' 6-4 loss to the Nationals .

The Mets shortstop had been sitting at No. 299 since Sept. 12, when he homered twice against the Yankees .

"I wasn't trying [to homer] the past couple of days, I was just trying to have good at-bats," Lindor said. "And then today I said, 'I am going to try to hit a home run.' It doesn't work out that way all the time, but today it did. Some way it worked out, so it's not something I am going to take into next year."