Francisco Lindors flu-like symptoms disappeared enough Thursday for the veteran shortstop to lead a Mets victory celebration.  There was Lindor raising his arms at second base after slapping a game-winning, two-run double in the Mets 7-6 victory over the Cubs in 11 innings at Citi Field.  Not bad for a guy who had a choice the previous night and took the safe route by departing early from the game.  Mets catcher Omar Narvaez (2) tags Chicago Cubs third baseman Christopher Morel (5) for an out during the tenth inning.  Noah K. Murray-NY Post  [Otherwise] I was either going to throw up at shortstop or do No. 2 at shortstop, Lindor said  Upon arriving at the ballpark on Thurday, Lindor wanted to start but was told by manager Carlos Mendoza to rest and be ready for later in the game as needed.  Explore More  Lindor entered as a pinch hitter in the sixth inning and finished with two doubles and four RBIs in helping the Mets get a split in the four-game series.  Harrison Bader was hit by a pitch in the 11th before Lindor delivered, scoring automatic runner Brett Baty in addition to Bader.  This game had a little of everything, including Starling Marte throwing out runners at the plate in the 10th and 11th innings to give the Mets (16-15) a chance.  Cubs outfielder Ian Happ (8) is out at second base as New York Mets second baseman Jeff McNeil (1) makes the throw  Jordan Weems Jersey to first.  Noah K. Murray-NY Post  Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor (12) follows through on a single during the sixth inning.  Noah K. Murray-NY Post  After a slow start to the season batting left-handed, Lindor delivered two big ones from that side of the plate.  In the sixth, his two-run double sliced the Mets deficit to 5-4  he scored the tying run on Brandon Nimmos ensuing double  and then came the game-winner in the 11th.  Over his last 12 games Lindor owns a .999 OPS batting left-handed.  Mets pitcher Adrian Houser (35) throws against the Chicago Cubs during the 1st inning.  Noah K. Murray-NY Post  To prepare for this game, Lindor said he received intravenous fluids to combat the dehydration from his illne s.  I woke up and it took me a little longer to show up here and once I showed up here it was just another day, Lindor said.  The Mets needed it, after extending their scorele s streak to 15 innings before breaking through in the fifth against Ben Brown with two runs.  Mets second baseman Jeff McNeil (1) and outfielder Starling Marte (6) field a single by Chicago Cubs outfielder Patrick Wisdom (16) during the sixth inning.  USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con  For [Lindor] to come through and have two big hits in that game where we needed it and that was really special, Marte said through an interpreter. That last at-bat you saw how confident he was, how patient he was. That is a hard thing to do and he was able to come up big for us.  Danny Young, in his Mets debut, allowed an RBI double to Nick Madrigal in the top of the inning, but Marte threw him out at the plate attempting to score from second on Mike Tauchmans two-out single to keep the deficit at one.  In the top of the 10th inning Edwin Diaz escaped with an a sist from Marte, who threw a strike to Omar Narvaez to nail Christopher Morel on a tag-up play at third base.  Delivering insights on all things Amazins  Sign up for Inside the Mets by Mike Puma, exclusively on Sports+  Thank you  By clicking above you agree to the and .  Enjoy this Post Sports+ exclusive newsletter!  A night earlier, the Mets lost on a play at the plate, when Pete Alonso was thrown out on a tag-up play (on which it was ruled Miguel Amaya wasnt in violation of MLBs rule against blocking the plate).  Adrian Housers afternoon unraveled in the fifth, when he surrendered a three-run homer to Morel.  The right-hander allowed four earned runs on four hits and four walks with two strikeouts over 82 pitches and saw his ERA from 8.37 to 8.16.  
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