Perhaps the Mets were inspired by the unfathomable victory yesterday by another New York team wearing blue and orange.
One day after the Knicks’ epic comeback win in the NBA Finals, the Mets showed some resilience themselves, coming back twice to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 and avoid a sweep.
Juan Soto homered in the seventh inning with the game tied 4-4 to put the Mets ahead for good. New York bounced back from a first-inning 1-0 deficit, thanks to a two-run homer by Bo Bichette and a solo shot by Jared Young.
They fell behind again on a rough second inning by starter Christian Scott. The righty allowed a solo homer, a double and a two-run homer to the first three batters of the inning to give the Cards a 4-3 lead. Scott labored through 4 2/3 innings with seven hits, one walk and six strikeouts.
Young delivered again in the fifth, tying up the game on a single to score Soto. The Mets’ bullpen was spectacular, holding the Cards hitless and scoreless in 4 1/3 innings of work. Brooks Raley got the win and Devin Williams secured the save, with A.J. Minter and Luke Weaver also keeping the Cardinals at bay.
“When we’re going well, you see the conviction when we’re making swing decisions,” Carlos Mendoza said after the game. “The way the barrel’s coming through the hitting zone and right away, you saw it.”
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Young hit his fourth homer of the year and erased the Mets’ deficit with his RBI single. He continues to be an offensive force when called upon and is hitting .288 with four homers, nine RBIs and an .890 OPS.
UP NEXT
It doesn’t get any easier for the Mets as they host the first-place Atlanta Braves for three games starting Friday. Nolan McLean (3–4, 3.98 ERA), who has allowed just two runs combined in his last two starts over 11 innings, takes the mound. Atlanta, with a 15-game lead over New York, has yet to name a starter. Game time is scheduled for 7:15 PM ET on Apple TV.
