Francisco Lindor led off with the first of New York’s four solo homers and the Mets rolled to a 7-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series.

NEW YORK — Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong and left fielder Seiya Suzuki sped toward the wall at Citi Field, trying to chase down a sharp fly ball hit between them by the Mets’ Luis Torrens in the second inning Sunday. Crow-Armstrong got there first, jumping into the padding and missing the ball by inches.

After working a 3-1 count, Lindor saw a hanging sweeper and capitalized on it, driving it deep into the Mets’ bullpen to give New York a 3-2 lead. Crossing home plate, Lindor was demonstrative, pounding his chest and shouting into his dugout, drawing pumped reactions from his teammates.