The slumping New York Mets slugger went hitless again Wednesday and failed to get the ball out of the infield in a 9-4 loss to the Chicago White Sox. Mets manager Carlos Mendoza expressed faith in Soto before and after Wednesday's loss, saying that Soto passes the "eye test" despite what the stats might say about his performance. Soto has been particularly cold since May 16, when he got booed incessantly in his return to Yankee Stadium with the Mets. Soto made three outs on balls hit at least 99 mph in Tuesday night's 6-4 win over the White Sox. "Yesterday was a perfect example of his season so far: 0-for-4 with three balls [almost] 100 mph," Mendoza said with a chuckle Wednesday morning.