When Francisco Lindor suffered his back injury last weekend, it generated two pressing questions. One was how long Lindor might be sidelined. The other was who might lift the Mets in his absence. While the former remains an open query,

And it was a pair of Mets 22-year-olds that helped halt that chance. Luisangel Acuña and Francisco Alvarez both homered and Sean Manaea reaffirmed his stature atop the rotation to lift the Mets to a 6-3 victory over the Phillies in front of a boisterous sold-out crowd of 44,