The key for the Mets over the next month will be out-hitting their own starting pitching inefficiencies.

Good thing they have Juan Soto.

A monster game by Juan Soto helped the Mets to a 10-8 win over the Detroit Tigers on Monday afternoon, with the slugger driving in six runs on his own. The Mets (74-64) beat the team with the best record in baseball despite only getting 3 2/3 innings from left-hander Sean Manaea, and now hold a four-game lead over the Cincinnati Reds (70-68) in the NL Wild Card standings.

They couldn’t have done it without Juan Soto’s production. The right fielder went 2-for-3 with a grand slam, a two-run triple and two walks. Jeff McNeil went 2-for-4 with a double, and catcher Luis Torrens had a three-hit day with two RBI. It was a back-and-forth battle at Comerica

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