- Diamondbacks starter Ryne Nelson walked Juan Soto on four pitches during each of his first two at-bats. Pete Alonso wasn't able to make him pay for it his first time up, grounding into an inning-ending double play, but he did strike in the fourth, demolishing a 425 foot no-doubt two-run homer.

Francisco Lindor’s three-run homer was the needed jolt in a 5-4 victory at Chase Field that ended the Mets’ two-game skid.

On a cold, rain-slicked Friday night in Flushing, the crack of Francisco Lindor’s bat cut through the gloom like a lightning bolt over Citi Field. Jameson Taillon’s first inning offering didn’t just land in the seats—it ignited the New York Mets’ offense and set the tone for a 7-2 takedown of the Chicago Cubs.