Before his third at-bat on Friday night, the Citi Field crowd gave Juan Soto a standing ovation before the slugger hit an RBI single in the Mets' eventual 5-4 win over the Cardinals.

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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. Unlike in Thursday’s 4-1 win,