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Mets Blanked by Dodgers, Lindor Out with Injury

This was not the way the Mets wanted to start a crucial 10-game West Coast road trip. Not only did the Mets fall to the LA Dodgers 2-0 on Thursday…

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 02: Pete Alonso #20 of the New York Mets looks on after striking out to end the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on June 02, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. The Los Angeles Dodgers won 2-0. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)

This was not the way the Mets wanted to start a crucial 10-game West Coast road trip.

Not only did the Mets fall to the LA Dodgers 2-0 on Thursday night, the first time they have been shutout in fact this season, but they may have lost Francisco Lindor for an undisclosed amount of time after closing a hotel door on his right middle finger.

According to Lindor, himself, he tried to close a double-door at his hotel and the door accidentally shut on his finger. He added that it was swollen but didn't sound overly concerned.

Manager Buck Schowalter said he had been "looking to give Lindor a day off anyway, saying it might be a "blessing in disguise."

Lindor had been on fire the past 18 games, hitting .324 with three homers and 24 RBI.

The Mets really could have used Lindor's bat last night. The Mets were held to just three hits as Tony Gonsolin and three relievers combined to blank the Mets.

Gonsolin went six innings, allowing only two hits and a walk. He struck out five, and his ERA dipped to 1.59. He is 6-0 and is one of the best young pitchers most fans never heard of.

The Mets continue their west coast trip Friday night.

Michael Cohen is the News and Sports Director at Fox Sports Radio New Jersey and Magic 98.3 FM, as well as a radio production assistant with Fox and Magic in New Jersey. He started his career in Somerset in 2018 initially as a news fill-in at WCTC 1450 AM, and soon moved up to higher responsibilities in the ensuing years, assuming News & Sports Director title in 2021Prior to his time with Fox Sports New Jersey, Michael was play-by-play voice for New Jersey Jackals baseball, and as well as play-by-play and color for the College of Staten Island basketball (men and women), softball and baseball. Michael began his career as a news and sportswriter with the Jersey Journal of Hudson County.