The New York Mets bounced back from a disappointing loss on Friday to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 on Saturday night at Citi Field. The victory was fueled by a dominant performance from starter David Peterson, who pitched 7.2 innings, allowing just two runs and striking out seven batters.

Slumping Juan Soto hit a tiebreaking, two-run, bases-loaded double in a three-run fourth inning, and the New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 in their rematch of last year’s NL Championship Series.

Juan Soto hit a tie-breaking two-run double in the fourth inning Saturday night as the host New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 in the middle game of a three-game series.