Deadspin | Juan Soto knocks in six runs to help Mets stave off Tigers

Sep 1, 2025; Detroit, Michigan, USA; New York Mets right fielder Juan Soto (22) celebrates in the dugout after hitting a grand slam home run against the Detroit Tigers in the fourth inning at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images

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 recorded a four-out save, his 25th.

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 six runs in 3 2/3 innings, and Mets counterpart Sean Manaea allowed five runs in 3 2/3 innings.

In the bottom of the first, leadoff batter 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 he scored 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.

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MrLuu · September 1, 2025 · Comments off

The trumpeter who scores the postgame scurry to the 7 on Mets Plaza made an interesting musical choice in the minutes following the fresh 5-1 loss the Marlins had inflicted upon the Mets inside Citi Field. He played “Auld Lang Syne,” a number usually reserved for December 31 rather than August 31. I wondered if the wistful tune struck him as appropriate as we were bidding goodbye to summer on this late Sunday afternoon, or because the Mets have been dropping the ball with such force that they might be called on to re-enact their core incompetency in Times Square come New Year’s Eve.

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