Bo Bichette hits 3-run homer in 8th inning as Mets rally past Giants 4-2

NEW YORK (AP) — Bo Bichette launched a go-ahead three-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning after an intentional walk to Juan Soto, and the New York Mets rallied for a 4-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday.

Brett Baty opened the inning by hitting his second career pinch-hit homer when his drive off Carson Seymour (0-2) cleared the left-field fence by a few feet. A.J. Ewing followed with a single and was sacrificed to second by Luis Torrens.

After right fielder Jung Hoo Lee made a sliding catch on Francisco Lindor’s sinking liner, the Giants intentionally walked Soto after Seymour threw two pitches out of the strike zone. Bichette then hammered an 0-1 slider into the left-field seats for his 16th homer.

Tobias Myers (1-2) stranded a runner in the eighth for his first win with the Mets after being promoted from Triple-A Syracuse before the game. Kodai Senga pitched a perfect ninth for his sixth save in six chances.

New York starter Christian Scott lasted 4 2/3 innings. The right-hander permitted three of his four hits in the fourth, when the Giants went ahead on Lee’s bloop single that scored two runs.

San Francisco rookie César Perdomo held the Mets to three singles in six innings during an impressive first big league start.

Perdomo gave up a one-out single to Soto before ending the first with strikeouts of Bichette and rookie Carson Benge. The left-hander stranded a runner by getting Soto on a popup to end the third.

The 24-year-old Perdomo completed his outing by retiring Soto on a double-play grounder after walking Lindor.

Giants RHP Logan Webb (8-8, 4.21 ERA) opposes Cardinals RHP Michael McGreevy (6-9, 3.97) on Monday in San Francisco.

Mets RHP Jonah Tong (1-1, 3.60 ERA) will be recalled from the minors to make his sixth major league start and first this season Monday in Miami. RHP Eury Pérez (7-10, 3.72) goes for the Marlins.

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New York Mets' Christian Scott throws against the San Francisco Giants during the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

San Francisco Giants' Jung Hoo Lee, right, follows through on an RBI single during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

New York Mets' Bo Bichette celebrates with teammates after hitting a three-run home run against the San Francisco Giants during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

New York Mets' Bo Bichette follows through on a three-run home run against the San Francisco Giants during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

New York Mets' Bo Bichette hits a three-run home run against the San Francisco Giants during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

LIHUE, Hawaii (AP) — Officials in Hawaii urged residents and visitors to prepare for heavy rains, flooding and possibly mudslides as Hurricane Lowell, a major Category 3 storm, prompted the National Hurricane Center to issue a tropical storm warning for two islands on Sunday.

The Miami-based center issued the warning for Kauai and Niihau as Lowell was forecast to pass the islands to the west late Monday and Tuesday while traveling north. Forecasters said rainfall totals of 6-10 inches (15-25 centimeters), with maximum totals of 14 inches (36 centimeters), were possible.

Hawaii's Big Island is expected to see 4-8 inches (10-20 centimeters) of rain, with some areas getting as much as 12 inches (30 centimeters).

Lowell had maximum sustained winds of 125 mph (205 kph) and was located about 575 miles (925 kilometers) south-southwest of Lihue, or about 595 miles (955 kilometers) south-southwest of Honolulu. It was moving north-northwest at 5 mph (7 kph), the hurricane center said.

Hurricane-force winds extended outward up to 50 miles (85 kilometers) from the center, and tropical storm-force winds extended outward up to 175 miles (280 kilometers), the center said.

The rainfall could produce significant flash flooding and mudslides, the center said. A combination of storm surge and tides will likely cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by rising waters of up to 3 feet (1 meter) on Kauai.

The Kauai Emergency Management Agency urged residents to fill gas tanks, charge devices, refill prescriptions and have enough water and food ahead of the storm. It also said residents should be prepared to stay home for several days.

In Lihue, a town of 8,000 with Kauai’s primary airport, residents were stocking up on food and water as supermarket shelves emptied.

Real estate agent Lori Benkert bought an extra 10-pound (4.5-kilogram) container of propane so that she can cook on the barbecue if power shuts off. Benkert manages dozens of properties in Kauai and has boarded up two houses on the western side of the island. “We’ll lose some power, probably have some trees, a bunch of tree limbs coming down,” Benkert said. “Everybody is probably going just to hunker down.”

Meanwhile, Hurricane Marie created dangerous surf conditions in Southern California. The Category 1 storm was located 800 miles (1,290 kilometers) west of the Baja California peninsula's southern tip with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 kph). Forecasters said Marie was moving northwest at 9 mph (15 kph), paralleling the west coast of the U.S., over the next few days.

Although no coastal watches or warnings were in effect, swells generated by Marie will continue to affect portions of southwest Mexico, the Baja California peninsula and Southern California for the next few days, the hurricane center said. These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.

Associated Press writers Wufei Yu in Phoenix and David Fischer in Miami contributed to this report.

This satellite image released by NOAA shows Hurricane Lowell approaching Hawaii, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026. (NOAA via AP)