Lindor blasted out the first goodbye home run of his Mets career to end the tug-of-war with the Cardinals

At Citi Field on Friday, Francisco Lindor hit a home run in a stunning nine-inning home run to lead the New York Mets to a narrow 5-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. It was the star shortstop's first "walk-off" blast on Queens' home field since he wore the Mets' jersey.

There was a wonderful tug-of-war in the second half of the game: the Cardinals took the lead in six innings, and Mark Vientos equalized the score with the first hit of Xi Yang Chun Cannon in six innings; Luis Torrens hit a second-base hit in eight innings to put the Mets in the lead, and Brendan Donovan hit a home run in nine innings to tie again.

The final script was written by Lindor as he faced Cardinal pitcher Ryan Fernandez, who pulled a Carter ball into the "Coca-Cola Corner" area of the right field at 1-1 to complete his first goodbye home run of the season.