Just when another night of anguish with RISP appeared ready to spell R.I.P. for the Mets, a wounded star came to the rescue.

Fractured toe? No problem. After missing the previous two games with a fractured pinky toe, Francisco Lindor was called called upon to pinch-hit in the top of the ninth inning of a 2-2 game against the Colorado Rockies.

For the Mets — and their rabid fans who made themselves heard at Coors Field Friday night — it was another chapter of a dream season. For the Rockies, it was another hard-fought loss