“Because he’s Francisco Lindor,” Vientos said. “Because when you’re the best player on the field, when the moment is perfect for you, you’re going to come through. And honestly, before the game, I knew he was due to do something big. I knew it. I had a feeling.

The Mets again loaded the bases with no outs in the sixth against Hoffman, who exited after Francisco Alvarez’s grounder forced J.D. Martinez at home. But Lindor homered beyond the right-center-field fence on the fourth pitch from closer Carlos Estevez for the second postseason grand slam in team history.

Francisco Lindor teed off on a fastball over the plate, sending it into the visitor’s bullpen for a go-ahead grand slam, sending a sellout crowd of 44,103 into an absolute frenzy Wednesday