Mets Morning News: Sans Soto, Mets Still Shine

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 04: Pinch hitter Tyrone Taylor #15 of the New York Mets celebrates with Mark Vientos #27 and Brett Baty #7 after hitting a three-run home run in the top of the fifth inning against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park on April 04, 2026 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images) | Getty Images Meet the Mets The Mets beat the Giants in lopsided fashion for the second straight night, this time shutting them out 9-0 behind a fantastic performance from Clay Holmes, who yielded just three hits over seven shutout innings, striking out four and walking two. The Mets put up a five spot in the fifth inning, punctuated by a three-run homer by Tyrone Taylor, who came off the bench and collected two hits and four RBIs.

Mark Vientos played the role of the spark plug, amassing three hits, including two doubles and being central to both big rallies for the Mets. Choose your recap : Amazin’ Avenue , MLB. com , Newsday , New York Post , The Athletic The big news today outside of the Mets’ resounding victory in San Francisco is the imaging results for Juan Soto, which revealed a minor calf strain .

He is considered day-to-day for now and the Mets will decide when they return to New York whether Soto will need an IL stint . The Mets signed reliever Luke Jackson to a minor league deal yesterday. Around the National League East The Dodgers got off to an early lead and didn’t look back en route to a 10-5 victory over the Nationals in Washington DC.

Giancarlo Stanton’s two-run homer lifted the Yankees to a thrilling 9-7 victory over the Marlins in the Bronx. The Phillies came out on top of a pitchers’ duel, defeating the Rockies 2-1 thanks to an eleven-strikeout performance by Jesús Luzardo. Zack Wheeler pitched in a rehab outing for Triple-A Lehigh on Friday and feels good, but is still working on building his velocity back up .