Mets star Franciso Lindor was face-down in the dirt near home plate, his helmet no longer atop his blue-dyed curly hair, his jaw smarting after being plunked — the fourth time a pitch struck a New York player in a span of 1 1/2 games against the Washington Nationals. He heard, then saw, teammates and coaches storming out of the dugout Friday night. Manager Buck Showalter was cursing and shouting and leading the way. "I got hit. I was on the ground. I hear scuffles. I look up. My whole entire team is out there. Whole entire coaching staff is out there," Lindor said. "I could see the bullpen sprinting in. That says a lot." That benches-clearing interruption after reliever Steve Cishek's pitch connected with Lindor's face overshadowed Max Scherzer's return to Nationals Park even as the three-time Cy Young Award winner pitched New York to a 7-3 victory over Washington. read more https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=401354260
