The Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals by a score of 5-4 on Thursday afternoon at Citi Field.

Here are the takeaways…

--Juan Soto came into the game on a 1-for-23 skid, but he snapped out of it in a big way. After hitting a double earlier in the game, Soto came up with the game tied at 4-4 with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning. Lefty JoJo Romero hung a 1-2 breaking ball, and Soto crushed it for a solo homer to give the Mets the lead.

Four of Soto's 14 home runs this season have come off of left-handers.

--It looked like the Home Run Derby was taking place at Citi Field early in this one. First, Alec Burleson, hunting for a first-pitch fastball, drilled a solo home run with two outs in the first inning. Burleson homered in all three games in the series.

The Cardinals hit two more home runs in the second, including a long Lars Nootbaar solo shot and a Jimmy Crooks two-run shot that followed a Masyn Winn double down the third base line that appeared to be foul.

Not to be outdone, the Mets hit a pair of their own off Cardinals starter Hunter Dobbins in the first inning. Bo Bichette demolished a two-run homer to quickly give New York the lead, and Jared Young went back-to-back.

After that power display in the early innings, the Cardinals led 4-3.

--Christian Scott gave up those early homers, but he battled to give the Mets 4.2 innings. The right-hander allowed four earned runs on seven hits, striking out six and walking one. He did not allow a run after the second inning.

-- The Mets answered back in the bottom of the fifth. Soto doubled to right-center, and he came around to score on a Young single, as the throw home got away from the catcher Crooks.

Young had a pair of hits and two RBI, continuing to prove himself as a formidable bat in the middle of the Mets' lineup.

-- It was a good day for the Mets' bullpen. A.J. Minter (1.1 IP), Brooks Raley (1.0 IP), Luke Weaver (1.0), and Devin Williams combined to go 4.1 scoreless innings without allowing a hit.

Game MVP

Soto, who had a pair of hits and hit the game-winning home run.

Here are the takeaways…

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