Juan Soto tied his career high with six RBIs, delivering a fourth-inning grand slam and a tiebreaking two-run triple to lift the Mets to a 10-8 victory. Soto's homer off Charlie Morton put New York ahead 6-3, and his triple off Drew Sommers produced an 8-6 lead; Sommers took the loss. Soto has 36 homers and is 11 for 26 with a 1.446 OPS with runners in scoring position since Aug. 1. Jahmai Jones had his first four-hit game and homered. Edwin Díaz earned his 25th save in 27 chances. New York maintained a four-game lead for the final NL wild card while Detroit started the day with a 9½-game AL Central lead. The Mets have allowed double-digit hits in four straight games.
DETROIT -- Juan Soto tied his career high with six RBIs, hitting a grand slam and a tiebreaking, two-run triple to lead the New York Mets over the Detroit Tigers 10-8 on Monday. Soto's fourth-inning homer off Charlie Morton put the Mets ahead 6-3. After Detroit tied the score, Soto gave the Mets an 8-6 lead when he tripled off Drew Sommers (0-1), who lost in his first big league decision.
Jahmai Jones had his first four-hit game, starting when he homered on Sean Manaea's first pitch. Gleyber Torres' two-run homer gave Detroit a 3-2 lead in the third. After Sosa's slam, Zach McKinstry hit an RBI triple in the bottom half and scored on Jones' single. Spencer Torkelson tied the score in the fifth on a wild pitch by Ryne Stanek (3-6).
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