Acce s the Mets beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Tyler Collins Jersey Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets. MINNEAPOLIS Juan Soto has spent most of his first three weeks with the Mets waiting for pitchers to attack him. Stuck on one homer and four RBIs as Mondays play began but owning a .409 on-base percentage , when he had Aaron Judge hitting behind him with the Yankees. Its definitely different, Soto said before the Mets beat the Twins 5-1 at Target Field. I had the best hitter in baseball hitting behind me. I was getting more attacked and more pitches in the strike zone, le s intentional walks and things like that. I was pitched differently last year. On this night, after the Mets had built a 3-1 lead in the seventh inning, Soto got a pitch to hit, driving a Jorge Alcala changeup deep over the fence in right-center to end his drought of 13 games without a homer. Mets Juan Soto (22) celebrates with Pete Alonso (20) after hitting a two-run home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Monday, April 14, 2025, in Minneapolis. AP Explore More Mostly, opposing pitchers have been content to take their chances with Pete Alonso, who has clearly benefited from Sotos presence in the lineup. Alonso reached base four times with two singles and two walks and owns a 1.137 OPS. I would say I am getting a decent amount of strikes, but theres some specific situations where pitchers dont attack, Soto said. CHECK OUT THE AND But Sotos succe s as a hitter is predicated upon plate discipline, and he isnt about to stray from that approach. I feel like I am trying to be the same: do damage when I can and whenever they want to attack me I take my chances and when they dont I just take my walk, Soto said. I am not trying to be selfish or anything and try to hit homers every time. I am just trying to take my pitches and take my swings whenever I can and when they dont want to, I pa s the baton to my teammates. Mets third baseman Mark Vientos (27) hits a RBI double against the Minnesota Twins in the sixth inning at Target Field. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect Sotos blast highlighted the offensive attack while Clay Holmes survived a stiff challenge in the fifth inning before Huascar Brazobn, Reed Garrett and Ryne Stanek handled the rest in a third Mets victory in four games. Facing the top of the lineup for the third time, after loading the bases to begin the inning, Holmes could have easily imploded. Luisangel Acua (2) scores off an RBI-single by Mets Pete Alonso (20) during the third inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Monday, April 14, 2025. AP Instead, he minimized the damage by allowing one run, got three straight outs and kept the Mets in position for the win. Christian Vzquezs sacrifice fly against Holmes accounted for the Twins only run. Trevor Larnach and Brooks Lee each walked in the inning and Ty France was hit by a pitch. But after a visit from pitching coach Jeremy Hefner, the right-hander who also threw a wild pitch before the walk to Lee got three straight outs. Delivering insights on all things Amazins Sign up for Inside the Mets by Mike Puma, exclusively on Sports+ Thank you By clicking above you agree to the and . Enjoy this Post Sports+ exclusive newsletter! I had good innings before that and ran into trouble there and its definitely frustrating, Holmes said. But you have got to switch the mode from I allowed the bases to be loaded, to now I have got to do some damage control. Just doing damage control and stopping their momentum was huge. Holmes struck out eight and walked two with two hits allowed over five innings in which he threw 90 pitches. He was pretty nasty today, manager Carlos Mendoza said. He was using all of his pitches, mixing it well. Mets starting pitcher Clay Holmes (35) delivers during the second inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Monday, April 14, 2025, in Minneapolis. AP Alonsos two-out RBI single in the third brought in the games first run. Luisangel Acua walked leading off the inning against Joe Ryan and after Francisco Lindor and Soto were retired, Alonso delivered for his 19th RBI of the season. Holmes surrendered a two-out triple to Matt Wallner in the fourth but protected the Mets 1-0 lead by retiring Carlos Correa to end the inning. The Mets scored twice in the sixth to go ahead 3-1. Mark Vientos delivered an RBI double before pitcher Justin Topa threw away Luis Torrens comebacker, allowing Vientos to score. Alonsos leadoff single started the rally. Sotos two-run blast in the seventh, after Acuas leadoff single, concluded the Mets scoring. Reese Olson Jersey
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