April 1, 2026, 3:48 p.m. ET
ST. LOUIS — The Mets offense appeared caught within the mud as soon as once more on Wednesday afternoon, however Juan Soto helped carry them out with one swing within the prime of the sixth inning.
Soto tagged a excessive inside fastball from the Cardinals’ Matthew Liberatore that nestled contained in the right-field foul pole at Busch Stadium for his first home run of the season.
Soto’s blast gave the Mets a 1-0 lead and snapped a streak of 17 innings and not using a run.
As the ball sailed towards the nook, Soto lingered a number of steps out of the left-handed batter’s field earlier than hoisting his arms within the air in a shocked response because it cleared the wall.
Before Soto opened the scoring, the Mets had opened with 4⅔ innings and not using a hit earlier than Mark Vientos pulled a double down the left-field line. It was the Mets’ first home run since Luis Robert Jr. equipped the Eleventh-inning walk-off shot in final Saturday’s 4-2 win over the Pirates.
Soto is off to an explosive begin for the Mets to start 2026. With his home run, he’s 9-for-24 with two doubles, 5 RBI, two runs and three walks. He is slashing .375/.444/.583 after three at-bats in Wednesday’s motion.
