NY Mets announce lineup vs Minnesota Twins for Tuesday's game on Jackie Robinson Day
NY Mets announce lineup vs Minnesota Twins for Tuesday's game on Jackie Robinson Day
Juan Soto is going to be just fine.
The Mets' slugger, who hadn't hit a home run in 13 games, blasted a seventh-inning homer off Minnesota Twins reliever Jorge Alcala on Monday night that scaled the 23-foot wall in right-center at Target Field.
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Soto's homer powered the Mets to a 5-1 victory in the series opener. The Mets and Twins are back at it tonight in Minnesota.
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Tylor Megill (2-1, 0.63 ERA) takes the mound for the Mets, opposing Twins starter Bailey Ober (0-1, 7.11).
Here's how the lineups look for tonight's game on Jackie Robinson Day:
NY Mets lineup vs Twins
Twins lineup vs. NY Mets
This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: NY Mets, Minnesota Twins announce lineups Tuesday for Jackie Robinson Day
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