The recent game against the Braves showcased the Mets struggling yet again, characterized by a lackluster performance from Paul Blackburn that narrowly avoided disaster. Despite some strong relief pitching keeping them competitive, it was the offensive highlights emerging around Juan Soto's impactful at-bats—especially his two-run homer—that drew attention. The game remained tense, dragging on in the heat without yielding any substantial progress for the Mets, leaving fans feeling discouraged by the outcome but not outright humiliated.
Soto fought Lee through eight pitches, all but one of them sliders. The seventh in the sequence was a fastball, one Soto was somehow able to speed up his bat enough to foul off.
The game was bookended by two Juan Soto ABs - the first in the sixth, the second in the eighth. In the sixth, Soto roped a Schwellenbach sinker into the left-center seats for a two-run homer that brought the Mets within one.
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