Mets leaning on one another during five-game winning streak: 'To win we’re gonna need everybody'

In a game that featured Francisco Lindor hitting two home runs to help the Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-4, on Monday night, it was a play that happened right before Lindor's second home run that had manager Carlos Mendoza and the rest of the team impressed.

With runners on first and second and one out in the seventh with New York up 2-0, No. 9 hitter Tyrone Taylor chopped a ball to third base that could've resulted in an inning-ending double play.

However, the speedy center fielder busted down the line and was able to beat the throw to first base which extended the inning. Two pitches later, Lindor parked his second home run of the game to center field to extend the Mets' lead to 5-0.

Those extra runs turned out to be quite important as the Phillies scored four in the ninth to make things interesting and put a scare in the 35,430 in attendance at Citi Field.

Taylor's hustle is the type of play that winning ball clubs make a habit of and it didn't go unnoticed.

"Everybody’s kind of passing the baton," Lindor said. "At the end of the day that’s what it’s all about. My at-bat today doesn’t really come without Tyrone running the bases as hard as he could to try and beat [out the double play].”

"Lindor doesn’t get that at-bat if Tyrone Taylor doesn’t bust down the line and beat the double play," Mendoza added. "So it’s a team effort there."

It's been a team effort all season for the Mets who have won five in a row and are now 16-7 which ties the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres for the best record in MLB.

When one area was underperforming for New York, another would step up while "everybody is supporting each other and pulling for each other."

"At the beginning of the year I struggled and guys picked me up," Lindor said. "There have been other times where other guys have struggled and we have picked them up... To win we’re gonna need everybody"

Lindor even included the fans in that as the crowds at Citi Field continue to be off the charts to begin the season, even on a Monday in April -- "a school night" as Jesse Winker put it.

With the help of the fans, the Mets are 10-1 at home this season, outscoring opponents by 20 runs thanks to incredible pitching and timely hitting.

In fact, New York is the first team in the modern era (since 1901) to have its starting pitchers allow fewer than 15 runs and no home funs in its first 11 home games of a season, per OptaSTATS.

"The crowd has helped a lot [with] that," Lindor said. "This is home, you know? Just stay the course, keep climbing."

Off to one of their best starts in recent memory, the Mets aren't putting too much pressure on themselves to keep things going. Instead, they're just trying to live in the present and continue to lean on and play hard for one another.

"We’re not focused on the future, we’re not in the past," Lindor said. "We just gotta stay the course and continue to climb, continue to play day in and day out as hard as we can. Try to win as many games while we’re having a good stretch."