Minneapolis – Juan Soto has spent most of his first three weeks with the Mets hoping that the pitchers attack him.
He caught a home run and four ranges promoted as Monday’s play, but had a percentage based on .409, the Mets star said the same thing has been launched as last season, when he made Aaron Judge be hit behind him with the Yankees.
“It is definitely different,” Soto said before the Mets beat the twin 5-1 in Target Field. “I had the best hitter in baseball hitting me.
On this night, after the METS had a 3-1 advantage in the seventh inning, Soto received a launch to hit, driving a change from Jorge Alcala over the fence in the center of the right to end their drought or 13 games without a homer.
Mainly, opposite pitchers have been content to risk Pete Alonso, who has clearly benefited from the presence of Soten in the alignment. Alonso arrived at the base four times, with two singles and two walks, and has an OPS of 1,137.
“I would say that I am receiving a decent amount of attacks, but there are some specific situations in which the pitchers do not attack,” Soto said.
But the success of Sotos as a batter is based on the discipline of the plate, and is not about to deviate from that approach.
“I feel that I am trying to be the same: to harm when I can, and every time they want to attack me, I take my chans, and when they don’t, I just give my walk,” Soto said. “I am not trying to be selfish or anything and try to hit the homers every time. I am only trying to take my releases and take my swings whenever I can, and when they do not want, I spend the cane to my teammates.”
Sotos Blast highlighted the offensive attack, while Clay Holmes survived a strong challenge in the fifth entrance before Huascar Brasobán, Reed Garrett and Ryne Stanek managed the rest in a fourth consecutive victory in the METS.
In front of the upper part of the alignment for the third time, after loading the bases to start the entrance, Holmes could have easily driven. Instead, he minimized the damage by allowing a race, obtained three direct exits and kept the Mets in a position for victory.
The sacrifice fly of Christian Vázquez against Holmes explained the only career of the twins. Trevor Lark and Brooks Lee walked at the entrance and Ty France was hit by a launch. But after a visit by Jeremy Hefner pitching coach, the right owner, who is also launched a wild launch before the walk to Lee-Got Three Straight Outs.
The Dos Outs RBI of Alonso in the third brought the first race of the game. Luisangel Acuña left the entrance against Joe Ryan and, after Francisco Lindor and Soto were retired, Alonso delivered for his 19th RBI of the season.
Holmes delivered a triple of two outs to Matt Wallner in the room, but protected the 1-0 leadership of the Mets withdrawing Carlos Correa to end the entrance.
The Mets scored twice in the sixth to move forward 3-1. Mark winds delivered a double RBI before the pitcher Justin Topa threw the Luis Torrens doter, allowing winds to score. Alonso’s initial single, his third time reaching the base in the game, began the rally.
Sotos exploded two races in the seventh, after the initial single from Acuña, concluded the Mets score.