A four-time All-Star, Lindor hit .273 with 33 homers and 91 RBIs last year, a fan favorite who sparks sing-alongs at Citi Field since adopting The Temptations' “My Girl” as his walk-up song last May.

Fernandez left a cutter up in the strike zone and Lindor teed off on it for the first walkoff homer of his five seasons with the Mets. With the win, New York maintains its one-game lead over the Philadelphia Phillies for first place in the NL East.

NEW YORK (AP) — Francisco Lindor homered off Ryan Fernandez leading off the ninth inning, and the New York Mets survived a late blown lead to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 on Friday night.