The Mets began the week hot offensively, putting up double-digit run totals in both Monday’s and Tuesday’s games in Detroit. They took two out of three from one of the best teams in the American League before dropping two out of three to the Reds to keep them hanging around in the NL Wild Card race. The bats have since cooled off…except Juan Soto. He’s still hitting like Juan Soto.
We’ll begin with Juan Soto who was the Mets’ best hitter this week, earning a second consecutive fireball with a 302 wRC+ in 29 plate appearances. He began his week by hitting a grand slam in Monday’s game, which was somehow only the second grand slam of his career. He also tied his career high in RBIs in a single game with six. Not surprisingly, he leads the team in RBIs this week with nine in total. He also l