Round One went to Austin Adams.
The Mets are attempting to even the score in Round Two.
A day after the Mets were angry that Adams, an A’s reliever, imitated the club’s “OMG” dance while celebrating an escape from a jam, Francisco Lindor appeared to send a message in Adams’ direction.
Lindor smacked a third-inning home run Wednesday at Citi Field — his 100th as a Met — and looked toward the visiting bullpen while approaching second base.
He raised and shook both arms in the air, using the dance move, before finishing rounding the bases on a solo shot that put the Mets up 2-0.
Adams was with the Mets in spring training but was designated for assignment and traded to Oakland.
An emotional pitcher on the mound, he tapped into every ounce of motivation during a strong fifth inning Tuesday, when he inherited a two-on, no-one-out jam and got out of it.
After striking out Francisco Alvarez, he did the “OMG” dance — which accompanies Jose Iglesias’ song — and roared and cursed his way toward his own dugout.
“He [can] do it always, that’s fine,” Edwin Diaz said Tuesday. “But he can’t get mad if we do something to him the next couple of days.”
Lindor was the first to counter Adams, who said before the game that he had never been upset by an opponent celebrating.