Juan Soto's RBI double leads Mets over Marlins 2-0 for 5-game winning streak

NEW YORK (AP) — Juan Soto hit a go-ahead double in the third inning and Kodai Senga combined with a standout bullpen for New York's second shutout in four days, a 2-0 win over the Miami Marlins on Monday night that extended the Mets' winning streak to five.

Signed to a record $765 million, 15-year contract in December, Soto drove a cutter to the opposite field in left-center off Valente Bellozo (0-1) to score Francisco Lindor, who singled to start the inning for the second of his three hits. Soto also singled for his first multihit game with the Mets. He has hits in nine of his first 10 games this season.

Tyrone Taylor added an RBI single in the eighth off George Soriano.

Danny Young (three outs), José Buttó (six outs) and Ryne Stanek (three straight outs for his first Mets save) combined for two-hit relief, a day after the bullpen pitched 4 1/3 shutout innings in a 2-1 win over Toronto. Mets relievers lead the major leagues with a 1.19 ERA.

New York has allowed three runs during the first four games of its homestand.

It was 42 degrees at first pitch, the coldest game-time temperature at Citi Field since 2018, and some players wore gaiters.

Senga (1-0) allowed five hits in five innings for his second win since his 2023 rookie season. He missed last year's first half with a strained shoulder and won his only regular-season start when he beat Atlanta on July 26, leaving after 5 2/3 strong innings because of a calf injury that sidelined him until the postseason.

Bellozo, a 25-year-old right-hander brought up from the minors as Sandy Alcantara went on the paternity list, allowed one run and five hits in 3 2/3 innings.

Marlins catcher Nick Fortes, who had been bothered by a neck injury, went 0 for 2 in his first game since Wednesday.

Marlins LF Griffin Conine made a sprawling catch to rob Mark Vientos for the final out of the third, saving a run.

Lindor's three hits gave him 1,500 in his big league career.

Mets RHP Clay Holmes (0-1) and Marlins RHP Connor Gillispie start Tuesday in a game moved up three hours to 4:10 p.m. because of the weather forecast.

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Miami Marlins' Valente Bellozo pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Monday, April 7, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor, right, tags out Miami Marlins' Otto Lopez, front left, during the first inning of a baseball game, Monday, April 7, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

New York Mets' Pete Alonso (20) reacts on second base after hitting a double during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Monday, April 7, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

New York Mets' Kodai Senga walks to the dugout during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Monday, April 7, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

New York Mets' Pete Alonso, left, and Francisco Lindor, right, react after Lindor scored on a double hit by Juan Soto during the third inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Monday, April 7, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

New York Mets' Pete Alonso, left, and Juan Soto celebrate after defeating the Miami Marlins in a baseball game, Monday, April 7, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

New York Mets' Kodai Senga pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Monday, April 7, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

New York Mets' Juan Soto (22) hits a single during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Monday, April 7, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has long complained about modern rules that limit water flow for showerheads, making it harder for him to wash his "beautiful hair.''

In his first term, Trump directed that restrictions on showerheads be loosened, an action that former President Joe Biden reversed.

Now Trump is going to let the water flow — again.

An executive order he signed Wednesday calls for an immediate end to water conservation standards that restrict the number of gallons per minute that flow through showerheads and other appliances such as dishwashers, washing machines and toilets.

“I like to take a nice shower, take care of my beautiful hair," Trump said Wednesday as he signed an executive order at the White House. “I have to stand in the shower for 15 minutes until it gets wet. Comes out drip, drip, drip. It's ridiculous."

“What you do is you end up washing your hands five times longer, so it’s the same water,'' he added. "And we’re going to open it up so that people can live.”

The order directs Energy Secretary Chris Wright to immediately rescind what Trump called the “overly complicated federal rule” that redefined the word showerhead under the last two Democratic presidents.

Biden and former President Barack Obama both imposed restrictions on water flow from showerheads and other appliances. The standards were intended to make dishwashers, showerheads, refrigerators, laundry machines and toilets use less energy and water.

But the regulations “turned a basic household item into a bureaucratic nightmare,'' the White House said in a fact sheet. “No longer will showerheads be weak and worthless."

The Appliance Standards Awareness Project, which advocates for energy efficiency, said the Biden-era standards cut utility bills and protect the environment.

Showers account for about 20% of the average American family’s daily indoor water use, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Water-saving showerheads also save energy, since heating water accounts for about a fifth of the average home’s energy use.

Andrew deLaski, executive director of ASAP, said consumer reviews consistently show that most showerheads currently sold “provide a great drenching. So there isn’t a problem to be solved here with the showerheads available today.”

He called Trump's order a gimmick designed to get around a 1992 energy efficiency law, and he predicted a similar result to Trump's actions during his first term, when no major showerhead manufacturer made significant changes to their products.

President Donald Trump departs after an event in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)