The Philadelphia Phillies were one of the heavy favorites to win in the World Series this season, but instead the New York Mets take down one of the biggest clubs in the post season after coming up with a 4-1 win in Game 4 of the NL Division Series, wrapping up a massive campaign that proved to be pivotal in their playoff push.

Just like that, the Mets are now setting up a date for the National League Championship series, which will be either up against the San Diego Padres or the Los Angeles Dodgers. Lindor was the big hero of the game and delivered a promising slam that lifted the Mets when it mattered most, and he is definitely going to carry that pace heading into the next set of games.

With the biggest team of the season now out of the picture, the Mets are entering the next stage with refined confidence and impressive pace. It is now their chance to prove that this win against the Nationals was not much of a fluke but more of a sign of things to come – bigger expectations for the team that has been down and out for quite some time.

Lindor the Game Changer

For most of the game, the Phillies led by 1-0 and kept the Mets at bay for five straight innings. The Mets did apply massive pressure throughout the game but nothing seemed to fall for them. From walks, hits, and even pitches, it did seem that they were about to blow a 2-1 lead, but then a Lindor comes along.

Just like that, the big hit was suddenly there. Lindor smashed the ball wide open as it hit the dugout near the jackpot poster. Fans were roaring out loud as the ball made its way down, and for the whole time that the Mets were losing out in the game, they were suddenly now on the winning side with a 4-1 lead.

This marked Lindor’s second grand slam in the postseason as the MVP shortstop added to his already impressive season. Lindor joined Edgardo Alfonzo in 1999 NLDS Game 1 as the only Mets to hit slams in the playoffs. So far, this has been quite a story to remember, and now the Mets are making the best out of their chances so far.

A Grand Slam for the Ages

Lindor’s hit will go down in history as “the slam that took out the juggernaut”. Lindor strode to the plate with one out, and he did not even mind the 99mph fastball that Carlos Estevez came up with, showing that he has what it takes to identify that ball and later powered it over the right-center-field fence.

"This is what I wanted, I came here to play winning baseball and to get opportunities to try and win a World Series. And we gotta keep on climbing,” Lindor said after the win. “I was just trying to get a good pitch to hit and bring one run in and it worked out and went over the fence. I wasn’t trying to be the guy. I was just trying to keep the momentum that the guys had.”

Lindor roared out loud and joined the 44,103 fans at Citi Field reaching catharsis as the Mets would then go on to steal the lead and not look back as they have just hammered out one of the best teams in the league, and they are now getting a chance to move on to the deeper stages. Now it seems that they will have to wait which club comes out on top between the Dodgers and the Padres and continue from there.