Francisco Lindor talks toe injury, what comes next after Mets win in Colorado

Lindor's key hit with two outs continued his history of clutch hits. Friday's double was the 18th time in his 11-year MLB career that Lindor had broken a tie with an RBI base hit in the ninth inning or later. It was also the fifth time this season that Lindor had accomplished that feat.

"Francisco Lindor is one of the great players in the game," said Rockies interim manager Warren Schaeffer. "He's a guy you never count out. He's just one of the best, man. You never want to see him in the batter's box."

On Friday, New York manager Carlos Mendoza knew he could likely get Lindor in the batter's box if the opportunity arose. 

"I knew I had a bullet there at some point," Mendoza said. "I knew also it was going to be late because it was going to be a two-player move (Luisangel Acuna pinch ran for Lindor after the double). The situation presented itself and he came through again."

After the game, Lindor shared that he and Mendoza had a plan for how Friday might play out for the four-time All-Star. 

"I just wanted to play," said Lindor, who shared he had to go through "a lot of treatment" in order to be physically able to bat and run with the broken toe.

So what comes next for Lindor now that he has shown he can play through the pain? He said he hopes to be in the starting lineup for the Mets in Denver on Saturday night.

"I would like to start," Lindor said. "It's going to be up to the trainers and (Mendoza) and we are going to make a decision together. But I would like to start and hopefully I'll wake up tomorrow in a good spot."