Juan Soto homers in consecutive at-bats to lead Mets past Diamondbacks 7-1

By: John Marshall, The Associated Press Posted: 5:37 PM CDT Wednesday, May. 7, 2025 Last Modified: 6:06 PM CDT Wednesday, May. 7, 2025

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PHOENIX (AP) — Juan Soto homered in consecutive at-bats, Kodai Senga overcame early control problems to pitch six scoreless innings and the New York Mets beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-1 on Wednesday.

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Soto hit a solo homer off Merrill Kelly (3-2) in the seventh inning and added another off Jalen Beeks in the eighth, his seventh of the season. Soto also followed Francisco Lindor’s two-run double in the ninth with a sacrifice fly to put New York up 7-1.

It was the 25th multihomer game of Soto’s career, tied with Mel Ott, Eddie Mathews and Alex Rodriguez for the second-most by a player before turning 27 years old — one behind Jimmie Foxx. Soto won’t be 27 until Oct. 25.

New York Mets' Juan Soto (22) celebrates his home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks with Mets' Pete Alonso (20) during the sixth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Senga (4-2) allowed two hits, struck out four and walked five — all in the first three innings — to lower his ERA to 1.16.

Arizona’s Corbin Carroll hit his 11th homer of the season, a solo shot in the eighth.

Kelly suffered his latest cramping bout in his last start, leaving after five innings against Philadelphia due to a hamstring cramp. The right-hander was right against the Mets — maybe it was all the pickles concerned fans have been sending him — until he left a pitch up in the zone to Soto in the sixth inning. The Mets’ slugger turned it into a towering homer to right-center.

Kelly gave up two more runs in the seventh, on Luisangel Acuña’s single and Jeff McNeill’s triple. Kelly allowed three runs and six hits with six strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.

Key moment

Lindor made a perfect relay throw to get Eugenio Suárez at the plate on Alek Thomas’ double in the second inning.

Key stat

Mets first baseman Pete Alonso went 0 for 5, ending his streak of reaching base at 18 straight games.

Up next

The Mets have a day off before RHP Clay Holmes (4-1, 2.95 ERA) pitches the opener of a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs on Friday. Arizona RHP Brandon Pfaadt (5-2, 3.79) pitches Thursday in the opener of a four-games series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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