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05/07 17:41 CDT Juan Soto homers in consecutive at-bats to lead Mets past
Diamondbacks 7-1
Juan Soto homers in consecutive at-bats to lead Mets past Diamondbacks 7-1
By JOHN MARSHALL
AP Sports Writer
PHOENIX (AP) --- Juan Soto homered in consecutive at-bats, Kodai Senga overcame
early control problems to pitch six scoreless innings and the New York Mets
beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-1 on Wednesday.
Soto hit a solo homer off Merrill Kelly (3-2) in the seventh inning and added
another off Jalen Beeks in the eighth, his seventh of the season. Soto also
followed Francisco Lindor's two-run double in the ninth with a sacrifice fly to
put New York up 7-1.
Senga (4-2) allowed two hits, struck out four and walked five --- all in the
first three innings --- to lower his ERA to 1.16.
Arizona's Corbin Carroll hit his 11th homer of the season, a solo shot in the
eighth.
Kelly suffered his latest cramping bout in his last start, leaving after five
innings against Philadelphia due to a hamstring cramp. The right-hander was
right against the Mets --- maybe it was all the pickles concerned fans have
been sending him --- until he left a pitch up in the zone to Soto in the sixth
inning. The Mets' slugger turned it into a towering homer to right-center.
Kelly gave up two more runs in the seventh, on Luisangel Acua's single and
Jeff McNeill's triple. Kelly allowed three runs and six hits with six
strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.
Key moment
Lindor made a perfect relay throw to get Eugenio Surez at the plate on Alek Thomas' double in the second inning.
Key stat Mets first baseman Pete Alonso went 0 for 5, ending his streak of reaching base at 18 straight games.
Up next The Mets have a day off before RHP Clay Holmes (4-1, 2.95 ERA) pitches the opener of a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs on Friday. Arizona RHP Brandon Pfaadt (5-2, 3.79) pitches Thursday in the opener of a four-games series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB
Key moment
Lindor made a perfect relay throw to get Eugenio Surez at the plate on Alek Thomas' double in the second inning.
Key stat Mets first baseman Pete Alonso went 0 for 5, ending his streak of reaching base at 18 straight games.
Up next The Mets have a day off before RHP Clay Holmes (4-1, 2.95 ERA) pitches the opener of a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs on Friday. Arizona RHP Brandon Pfaadt (5-2, 3.79) pitches Thursday in the opener of a four-games series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB
