NEW YORK — Mets had been 0-for-2, which extended his hitless streak to 12 at-bats before stepping to the plate in the fifth inning in Friday’s 4-3 win against the St. Louis Cardinals at Citi Field.

In his third plate appearance of the evening, New York fans gave the Dominican star a standing ovation, as they hoped to give him a spark amid a one-run Mets deficit. Their gesture seemingly worked, with Soto hitting Cardinals pitcher Miles Mikolas' 84 MPH changeup for a game-tying RBI single.

Mark Vientos hit his first homer of the season to spark a four-run second inning, and the New York Mets beat the St.

If that one didn’t go, I was going to run out of luck.” Lindor's home run, the 250th of his major league career, lifted the New York Mets over the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 on Friday night and sent smoke rising from the Home Run Apple in center field.