PHOENIX — Juan Soto hit a shot registering 110 mph off the bat in the first inning Wednesday that became a fly out to center field.
It was the first of three balls Soto hit that registered at least 105 mph.
The other two cleared the outfield fence at Chase Field, giving the Mets star his second multi-homer game of the season.
Soto hit a solo blast in the sixth and another in the eighth as part of the Mets’ 7-1 victory over the Diamondbacks.
“I think for two weeks now he’s continued to have really good at-bats, day in and day out,” manager Carlos Mendoza said.
Soto’s blast against Merrill Kelly in the sixth was a no-doubter just by the sound off the bat.
His homer to left field against lefty Jalen Beeks in the eighth was less certain.
“I hit it pretty good and definitely I knew it was something over his head” Soto said, referring to left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. “I know I have got the power to get it out that way.”
Soto also had a two-homer game against Arizona last Thursday at Citi Field. Overall, he owns an .863 OPS with seven homers.
Soto was asked to evaluate the Mets’ 3-3 road trip.
“Definitely a tough [series] loss in St. Louis, but it’s great that this team forgot about that and went back out and won this series,” Soto said. “We are back on track.
Jeff McNeil departed with a hamstring cramp after delivering an RBI triple in the seventh inning, but Mendoza indicated it isn’t a concern.
McNeil started in left field a day after Brandon Nimmo was in discomfort from hyperextending his knee while chasing a ball in the outfield.
Nimmo started as the DH.
The Mets signed lefty reliever Colin Poche to a minor league contract and assigned him to Triple-A Syracuse.
Poche was designated for assignment by the Nationals after pitching to an 11.42 ERA in 13 appearances.
The Mets have lost lefty relievers A.J. Minter and Danny Young to season-ending injuries. Génesis Cabrera is the team’s lone lefty reliever.