Overview
- Juan Soto hit a go-ahead solo home run in the seventh inning Thursday to give the Mets a 5-4 victory and prevent a three-game sweep by the St. Louis Cardinals.
- The game opened with a flurry of long balls as the teams combined for five homers before the Mets recorded an out in the top of the second, including shots by Alec Burleson, Lars Nootbaar, Jimmy Crooks, Bo Bichette and Jared Young.
- Mets starter Christian Scott had a rare rough outing, allowing a season-high four runs and three homers over 4 2/3 innings, while Cardinals starter Hunter Dobbins yielded three runs with five strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.
- New York’s bullpen retired the Cardinals over 4 1/3 scoreless innings, with Brooks Raley earning the win and Devin Williams recording the save to preserve the comeback.
- The win is a narrow reprieve for a club still struggling for consistent offense, a point Carlos Mendoza made when he called Soto “a special player” and urged other hitters to step up as the Mets turn to Nolan McLean for Friday’s opener against Atlanta.