The Mets were held down Tuesday night by righty Bailey Ober, who worked 6 1/3 efficient innings in the Minnesota Twins’ 6-3 win. New York scored two of its three runs on solo shots by Pete Alonso and Juan Soto, and it uncharacteristically generated just four at-bats with a runner in scoring position all night.

Let it be stated that Juan Soto of the New York Mets is hardly struggling this season, his first since signing a record $765 million free-agent contract with the Queenslanders over the winter. After his first 16 games as a Met,

New York Mets outfielder Juan Soto told Mike Puma of the New York Post that he was "pitched differently last year," when he was with the New York Yankees and had two-time American League MVP Aaron Judge hitting behind him.