Juan Soto drove in six runs, including a grand slam, and the visiting New York Mets held off the Detroit Tigers 10-8 on Monday afternoon.
Soto, who reached base four times, also had a two-run triple in the series opener. Luis Torrens supplied three hits, scored two runs and drove in two more for New York.
Ryne Stanek (3-6) picked up the win in relief and Edwin Diaz retired all four batters he faced to earn his 25th save.
Jahmai Jones had four hits, including a homer, and drove in two runs for Detroit. Wenceel Perez drove in three runs, including a two-run shot, and Zach McKinstry added two RBIs.
Detroit starter Charlie Morton gave up five hits and six runs in 3 2/3 innings with four walks and three strikeouts. Mets counterpart Sean Manaea allowed eight hits and five runs over 3 2/3 innings with one walk and six whiffs as both bullpens got extra work.
In the bottom of the first, Jones smashed the first pitch he saw from Manaea over the left field fence.
The Mets took the lead in the second on Torrens’ two-run double.
The Tigers regained the lead in the third as Gleyber Torres drew a one-out walk and Perez clubbed a sweeper over the left field wall.
The Mets loaded the bases in the fourth on a Jeff McNeil double, Cedric Mullins walk and Torrens infield single. Morton struck out the next two batters but hung a
curveball to Soto, who lofted it over the wall in right-center for a 6-3 lead.
Detroit got two of those runs back in the bottom of the inning. Dillon Dingler had a one-out single and McKinstry drove him in with his 11th triple before scoring on Jones’ single.
The Tigers tied it in the fifth when Spencer Torkelson scored on a wild pitch.
New York regained the lead in the sixth on Soto’s one-out triple off Drew Sommers (0-1), which knocked in Torrens and Francisco Lindor. Brandon Nimmo brought home Soto with a single for a 9-6 advantage.
The Mets tacked on an unearned run in the seventh. McKinstry’s RBI single in the bottom of the inning made it 10-7.
Perez’s RBI groundout in the eighth brought the Tigers one step closer but ultimately short.
–Field Level Media
