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Francisco Alvarez has been the Mets’ missing postseason threat
Although the Mets have two series wins in tow, Francisco Alvarez has struggled offensively. And as the NLCS against a loaded Dodgers team shifts to New York with the series tied 1-1, they’ll likely need Alvarez’s bat to pick up.
Mets manager Carlos Mendoza sat at the dais in the bowels of Citi Field and expressed confidence that Francisco Alvarez will find his groove in the postseason.
So far that just hasn’t been the case.
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