NEW YORK – Juan Soto won a matching single in the seventh inning, with Francisco Alvarez returning from the Los Angeles Angels Monday night with a 7-5 record, with a big return rate.
Brett Baty has launched two games for the Mets, which eliminated four early deficits to match the biggest comeback win of the season. They advanced with the eighth attack in the error of catcher Logan O'Hoppe, Brandon Nimmo added the sacrificial fly to make it 7-5.
Brooks Raley (1-0) ranked eighth in his second outing since Tommy John's return to surgery, with his first win since April 2024.
Edwin Díaz beat 22 chances in ninth place with a 2-3-4 batsman.
Taylor Ward had three RBIs for the Angels, who marked four runs in three innings with the ineffective Mets Ace Kodai Senga. O'Hoppe hit a solo home run on O'Hoppe, who grew up in Long Island, about 45 miles from Citi Field.
Barty's home run batsman Tyler Anderson narrowed it down to 4-2 in fourth place.
The Mets were 5-2 behind, with no one joining the base in seventh place. Francisco Lindor beat a potential double ball to run and then stole the second place. Soto tied the two singles Reid Detmers up when grounded.
Critical moments
José Fermin (2-1) finished with one out in the eighth place, while Alvarez doubled over Chris Taylor's head, and he finished third.
Third baseman Yoán Moncada kneeled down and grabbed the ground with a pinched nail, Ronny Mauricio and then spun it, making it difficult to get the ball out of the glove. Moncada's low throwing plate stood out from O'Hoppe's gloves, giving Buddy a score.
Key statistics
Senga allows 31 runs or fewer runs to start, and its history dates back to June 23, 2023, the longest active streak in the Grand Slam event. …Lindor ranked 5th, with no hits in his last 26 bats. …Anderson has not won in 16 games since defeating San Francisco on April 18.
Next
Angel RHP Kyle Hendricks (5-6, 4.88 ERA) faced RHP Frankie Montas (2-1, 5.03) on Tuesday night.
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This story has been corrected to show that the Angel's third baseman is Yoán Moncada.
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