While it’s hard to quantify what exactly a $765 million slugger should be doing this time of year — he’s the first, of course — Juan Soto gave us a pretty good idea Monday in carrying the Mets to a bruising 10-8 victory over the Tigers at Comerica Park.

Soto tied a career-best with six RBIs, and his fourth-inning grand slam, with two outs and two strikes, was the first of his 36 homers this season to come with more than one Met on base. He later hustled for a two-run triple, another first in Game No. 138, and is now hitting .423 (11-for-26) with RISP since Aug. 1, including a 1.446 OPS in those situations.

But as the Mets worked overtime on Labor Day to ultimately KO the Tigers, the team with the AL’s best record, you couldn’t help but wonder if this Soto-powered victory machine will b

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