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Mets win fourth straight behind tunnel buddies Francisco Lindor, Jeff McNeil

The Mets’ 15th win of the year was executed well from both sides of the ball, and double-play partners Francisco Lindor and Jeff McNeil — fresh off a tunnel tussle — set the tone.

McNeil parked a two-run home run, his third of the season, to center field in the third inning of the Mets’ 4-2 win over the Diamondbacks on Saturday.

Lindor, the next batter, followed it up with a walk and his first stolen base as a Met and the 100th of his career. Except this was no ordinary swipe of the basepaths. The throw from Diamondbacks’ catcher Carson Kelly that attempted to nab Lindor ended up in center field, and the speedy shortstop sprinted home to give the Mets an early three-run lead.