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Lindor went 3-for-4 with three home runs, three runs, five RBI and a walk in a 7-6 victory over the Yankees on Sunday.

Lindor powered the Mets offense Sunday with a three-run home run in the first inning and solo shots in the sixth and eighth, with the latter proving to be the deciding run in the game. With the impressive feat against the Mets' archrivals, Lindor has finally been initiated into New York baseball given his dismal performance for much of the season. The electric shortstop has turned things around in September with a .273/.377/.727 slash line in 12 games this month, though Sunday's performance is responsible for a large portion of the recent success.

Seager went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in an 8-0 win against the Padres on Sunday.

Seager opened the game's scoring with his fourth-inning solo shot to left off Dinelson Lamet. The 27-year-old shortstop has cooled a bit of late but is still slashing .333/.439/.576 in 11 September games.

Crawford (wrist) will sit Sunday against the Cubs.

Crawford is considered day-to-day with wrist soreness, an issue which forced him to exit Saturday's game in the fifth inning. Mauricio Dubon will be the shortstop Sunday.

Barrero won't start Sunday against St. Louis, as he's still sore after exiting Saturday's game following a collision with teammate Tyler Naquin, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.

The exact nature and severity of Barrero's injury is unclear, but he's yet to be diagnosed with anything other than soreness. Eugenio Suarez starts at shortstop in his absence.

DeJong went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 6-4 win over the Reds.

DeJong helped turn around an early deficit by putting St. Louis on the board with a 431-foot solo shot in the third inning. The long ball was his first in nearly a month, with his previous homer coming Aug. 12 against Pittsburgh. It has been a frustrating campaign overall for DeJong, who has slugged 17 homers but is slashing a meager .199/.291/.389 over 100 games.

Baez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, two additional runs scored, a walk and a stolen base in Saturday's 8-7 loss to the Yankees.

Baez homered off Corey Kluber in the third inning to cut the Mets' deficit to one run. In addition, he stole second base in the second inning. It marks the second time in his last three games that he homered and stole a base. Since joining the Mets, Baez is slashing .299/.359/.589 with eight long balls, 16 RBI, 24 runs and four steals in 115 plate appearances.

Story went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 6-1 loss to Philadelphia.

Story produced Colorado's lone run with his sixth-inning blast off Philadelphia starter Zack Wheeler. It's the third time in five games Story has swatted a long ball, and he's added a triple and a double during a modest five-game hitting streak. The shortstop is slashing .249/.327/.476 with 21 homers, 68 RBI, 77 runs scored and 18 stolen bases in 126 contests.

Crawford left Saturday's win over the Cubs with wrist soreness, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Crawford was replaced defensively in the bottom of the fifth inning Saturday, and manager Gabe Kapler revealed after the game that the shortstop is dealing with a wrist issue. He's considered day-to-day and will be evaluated ahead of Sunday's series finale against the Cubs. Prior to his departure, the 34-year-old went 1-for-1 with two runs and two walks.

Story went 1-for-4 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run scored in Friday's 11-2 win over Philadelphia.

The shortstop had the first of back-to-back homers with C.J. Cron in the seventh inning. Story has now reached the 20-homer mark in all five full-length seasons he's played, and he had 11 in 59 contests during the abbreviated 2020 campaign. In 2021, he's had some struggles at the plate with a .249 batting average, but he's posted a .799 OPS with 67 RBI, 76 runs scored, 18 stolen bases and 32 doubles through 125 games.

Baez went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in Friday's 10-3 win over the Yankees.

Baez knocked an RBI single in the first inning and an RBI double in the fourth. It was already his fifth multi-hit game in September after producing three in August. Over his last eight games, the slugging infielder has gone 14-for-29 (.483) with six extra-base hits and seven RBI. Baez now owns an .807 OPS with 80 RBI through 472 plate appearances.