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Francisco Lindor's Leadoff Home Run Puts Halt to Los Angeles Dodgers Historic Streak

The New York Mets took an early lead in Game 2 of the NLCS thanks to a blast from Francisco Lindor.

Brady Farkas

New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor (12) celebrates after scoring on a solo home run in the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers during game two of the NLCS for the 2024 MLB Playoffs at Dodger Stadium on Oct 14.
New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor (12) celebrates after scoring on a solo home run in the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers during game two of the NLCS for the 2024 MLB Playoffs at Dodger Stadium on Oct 14. / Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images
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The New York Mets put an end to a historic streak in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series on Monday afternoon.

When Francisco Lindor hit a leadoff home run off Ryan Brasier in the top of the first inning, it ended the Dodgers consecutive shutout inning streak at 33.

Per Bob Nightengale of USA Today:

So, the Dodgers wound up tied with the 1966 Baltimore Orioles with their 33-inning postseason shutout streak, the longest in MLB history.

The Dodgers had thrown three consecutive shutouts entering the game, shutting out the Padres in Games 4 and 5 of the NLDS and the Mets in Game 1 of the NLCS.

The Dodgers have massive injury issues this season so to have accomplished that is an incredible feat. Los Angeles has gotten zero impact on the mound from Tony Gonsolin, Dustin May and Shohei Ohtani this season. Furthermore, Clayton Kershaw and Emmett Sheehan have been out much of the year. Tyler Glasnow and Gavin Stone are out for the rest of this year, with Sheehan and Stone also out for most or all of next year.

The home run by Lindor wasn't the only blast by the Mets in this one: Mark Vientos opened up the game with a grand slam in the second inning as well.

At the time of this posting, New York leads 7-3.

The series will shift back to Citi Field for Game 3, which will be played on Wednesday night. The American League Championship Series begins later on Monday.

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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