Aside from Soto, the Mets looked half asleep today.
The Mets dropped their second game in a row, and their first home series of 2025, to the Diamondbacks this afternoon, losing at Citi Field 4-2.
Zac Gallen started for the Diamondbacks and, despite having a poor start to his season, looked more like his old self. His knuckle curve was working today in a way that it hasn’t for most of 2025 thus far, and it led to him keeping the Mets off balance for most of the game.
Kodai Senga was on the hill for the Mets today, and while the results were fine, he labored throughout his appearance, throwing a lot of pitches and not looking comfortable.
The scoring began in the top of the fourth. After Senga walked Josh Naylor, Eugenio Suarez grounded into what was originally called a 5-4-3 double play, but the out at first was overturned upon review. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Alek Thomas had back to back singles, which led to Suarez scoring, and a poor throw by Jeff McNeil put runners on second and third with just one out. Tim Tawa then walked, loading the bases. An infield fly from Jose Herrera and a loud fly ball that was caught against the wall from Corbin Carroll ended the threat with just one run. However, after Senga threw 29 pitches in two consecutive innings, he was out after four frames.
Newly called up left-handed reliever Genesis Cabrera was first out of the bullpen for the Mets. After a one-out walk to Pavin Smith, Naylor hit a long fly ball that Juan Soto didn’t get a good look at and, despite the best efforts of Tyrone Taylor, hit off the very top of the wall for a one-out double. With men on second and third, Carlos Mendoza pulled Cabrera in favor of right-hander Max Kranick. A long fly ball from Suarez brought in the D-backs’ second run, but Kranick was able to get out of the inning with just the one run.
The Mets finally broke through against Gallen in the bottom of the sixth when, with one out, Soto drove a home run to left-center field to bring the Mets within one.
Kranick worked the seventh as well, and was stung by a solo home run from Geraldo Perdomo, putting the Mets down by two yet again. Ryan Thompson and Reed Garrett each pitched clean innings for their respective teams in the bottom of the seventh and top of the eighth.
However, against Kevin Ginkel in the eighth, Soto did it all again – a solo home run in the same spot, bringing the Mets again within a run. A walk to Alonso put the tying run on first. Jesse Winker was the benefit of a misplay on a long fly ball to right, putting runners on second and third with just one out.
However, strikeouts to Mark Vientos and Brandon Nimmo ended the threat and the Mets were still down by one as the game went into the ninth.
Garrett came back out for the ninth, and promptly gave up a lead-off home run to Towa to put the Snakes up again by two. After getting two batters out, Garrett was done, and Ty Adcock made his season debut for the Mets. The mustachioed Adcock allowed a single, a walk, and catcher’s interference on what would’ve been a second walk before Suarez strode to the plate attempting to break the game wide open. After a missed foul tip call, Suarez popped up to end the frame, and give the Mets a chance to battle back in the ninth.
Shelby Miller pitched the ninth for the Snakes, and got two Mets out on jus three pitches. Five pitches later, after a Taylor ground out, and the game was over.
The Mets travel to St. Louis for a three game series starting tomorrow night.
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Big Mets winner: Juan Soto, +25.1% WPA
Big Mets loser: Mark Vientos, -30.1% WPA
Mets pitchers: -12.5% WPA
Mets hitters: -37.5% WPA
Teh aw3s0mest play: Jessie Winker’s 8th inning double, +24,3% WPA
Teh sux0rest play: Alek Thomas’s fourth inning single -17.5% WPA