NEW YORK -- Three games cannot make up for the 56 that came before them. It would be a significant stretch, heading into June, to call the Mets a good offensive team.
But when Juan Soto’s grand slam soared over the right-center-field fence at Citi Field in the sixth inning Sunday, it became possible to see a glimmer of hope. In a sweep of the Marlins, including a 10-1 victory in Sunday’s finale, the Mets scored 25 runs. It was by far their gaudiest output in a three-game series this season, nearly surpassing the totals they put up during four-game series against the Giants and Nationals earlier this season.
Every Mets starter reached base safely at least once, and eight of the nine scored at least one run, with Soto’s sixth-inning grand slam leading the team-wide attack. Carson Benge also led off the game with a homer, and Marcus Semien hit a two-run shot for the Mets, who have won four straight overall.
The Mets were already leading by five runs when Soto stepped to the plate after rookie Josh White walked the bases loaded in the sixth. He bashed a hanging slider over the fence for his ninth home run in his last 15 games, and with that, the rout was on.
Nolan McLean pitched the first five innings for the win, navigating around five walks and a hit batsman, while David Peterson -- recently demoted to the bullpen -- did the rest for his first career regular-season save. (He had previously notched one during the 2024 National League Wild Card Series.)