The Arizona Diamondbacks had runners on first and second and nobody out in the third inning on Wednesday afternoon (May 7), and Lovullo was trying to set in motion a plan for the day. He wanted a lead.

Juan Soto collected two solo home runs and three RBIs, Kodai Senga pitched six shutout innings and the New York Mets beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-1 to take the rubber game of a three-game series Wednesday afternoon in Phoenix.

Juan Soto homered in consecutive at-bats, Kodai Senga overcame early control problems to pitch six scoreless innings and the New York Mets beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-1.

Soto hit two home runs in the Mets ‘ 7-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday afternoon at Chase Field. Jeff McNeil hit an RBI triple, and right-hander Kodai Senga shut out the Snakes over six innings.