Acce s the Mets beat like never before Dont mi s Mike Pumas text me sages from Queens and beyond hes giving Penny Hardaway Jersey Sports+ subscribers the inside buzz on the Mets. Francisco Lindor showed a little extra emotion after his latest home run heroics. Lindor flipped his bat stylishly, then pumped his fist as he began his trek around the bases. The most underrated Mets superstar deserved every ounce of that mini celebration. His homers all seem like big ones. But this might be his biggest yet this wonderful year. Lindors timely dinger settled the score for now in the Mothers Day matchup between two impre sive first-place, big-market combatants statistically MLBs best offensive club (Cubs) versus the best pitching club (Mets). Hed been doubly frustrated by a one-run lo s the night before and a strikeout three innings earlier after he figured he was winning a che s match with tough Cubs starter Matthew Boyd. Robert Sabo for NY Post It was in his very next at-bat that Lindor called checkmate like hes done so often this year, sending Cubs reliever Porter Hodges 3-and-1 breaking ball over the right field fence a series-winning tater before 41,673 on a beautiful day at Citi Field. Lindor that kept them on pace for 100-plus wins in a start that seems almost like a dream. Jordan Bone Jersey