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 on Wednesday. Soto hit a solo homer off Merrill Kelly (3-2) in the seventh inning and added another off Jalen Beeks in the eighth,

After walking two batters to start the third, Senga escaped by getting Pavin Smith to hit into an inning-ending double play. Senga also benefited from Torrens throwing out Corbin Carroll attempting to steal second base in the first inning. Soto homered in the sixth for the game’s first run.