New York Mets at Kansas City Royals
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Juan Soto's 435-foot homer lifts Mets over Royals 3-1
Soto’s two-run shot into the right field fountains opened the scoring in the fourth. Over his last 20 games, Soto has nine home runs and 19 RBI.
Frankie Montas (2-1) threw first-pitch strikes to 14 of 19 batters while allowing a run on four hits and striking out five.
Kyle Isbel and Jonathan India opened the sixth with doubles, reducing the Mets lead to 2-1. India had two of the Royals four hits, both doubles.
Reed Garrett relieved Montas and permitted India to advance on a wild pickoff attempt before retiring the heart of the Royals lineup, stranding the tying run.
Jeff McNeil’s two-out RBI single capped the scoring in the ninth.
Edwin Díaz allowed a walk in two hitless frames, earning his 19th save.
Scheduled Royals starter Michael Lorenzen missed the game with illness.
Jonathan Bowlan (1-2), the second of six Royals bullpen pitchers, threw three innings, allowing two runs on four hits, including Soto’s 435-foot home run.
For the second straight game, the Mets successfully challenged a safe call on a Royals stolen base attempt. In both instances — Tyler Tolbert on Friday and Bobby Witt Jr. on Saturday — the runner didn’t maintain contact with the base during a head-first slide.
Witt popped up twice with runners in scoring position while his 14-game hitting streak ended. The Royals batted 1-for-17 with runners in scoring position during the first two games of the series.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Caglianone lined out to center. |
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9th Inning | Perez grounded out to third. |
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9th Inning | Garcia lined out to center. |
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9th Inning | Taylor struck out looking. |
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9th Inning | McNeil singled to center, Alonso scored. |
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9th Inning | Acuña popped out to shortstop. |
Statistics
 NYM |
 KC |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 6 | Ground Balls | 9 |
| 11 | Strikeouts | 6 |
| 3 | Runs Batted In | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 6 | Hits | 4 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 1 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 3 | Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 33 | At Bats | 30 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 6 | Runners Left On Base | 13 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 3 |
| 16 | Fly Balls | 15 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 1 |
| 132 | Pitches | 143 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 11 | Total Bases | 7 |
| 34 | Plate Appearances | 33 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 3 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 2.3 | Runs Created | 0.9 |
| .182 | Batting Average | .133 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .333 | Slugging Percentage | .233 |
| .212 | Secondary Average | .133 |
| .206 | On Base Percentage | .212 |
| .539 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .445 |
| 0.4 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.6 |
| 2.3 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 0.9 |
| 26.0 | Batter Rating | 14.0 |
| 33.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.88 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.33 |
| .152 | Isolated Power | .100 |
| 0.09 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.33 |
| .029 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .061 |
| .030 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .000 |
| 6.0 | Runs Produced | 2.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.3 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 73.0 | MLB Rating | 64.5 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 24,620 | Capacity: