The 1966 Baltimore Orioles pitching staff will live on in baseball history. Francisco Lindor I made sure of it on Monday afternoon.
After finishing the NLDS with 24 consecutive shutout innings against the San Diego Padres, the Los Angeles Dodgers opened the National League Championship Series with another shutout, beating the New York Mets 9-0.
Those 33 consecutive scoreless innings moved Dodgers pitchers into a tie with the legendary Orioles staff for the longest scoreless period in MLB postseason history.
So entering Game 2, Los Angeles only needed one more frame without allowing a run to break the record.
But Lindor had other plans, greeting Dodgers right-hander Ryan Brasier with a solo home run in the top of the first. The at-bat, in itself, was impressive, as Lindor fouled out on three straight pitches with two strikes, including one to the ankle, before launching Brasier's eighth 395 feet into the right field bullpen.
The 1966 Orioles won the World Series over the Dodgers. His pitching staff included All-Stars Dave McNally, Jim Palmer and Steve Barber.
The Mets shortstop has continued to provide his resilient team with big changes this season, and Monday's long ball indicated that the Game 1 blowout is now a thing of the past.
You can watch the rest of Game 2 on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+ as New York looks to even the NLCS in Los Angeles.
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