Mets vs. Marlins Game 93 Recap

Mets 2B Robinson Cano (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com)

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins 6-2 this afternoon to take two out of three games in the series and improved their record to 42-51. It was their first series win since June 7-9 against the Colorado Rockies and first series win on the road since at the Washington Nationals during the first week of the series. RF Jeff McNeil hit his eighth homer of the year on the first pitch of the game. The offense went quiet until the top of the fourth after 2B Robinson Cano singled to lead off the inning. Catcher Wilson Ramos walked and third baseman Todd Frazier singled to load the bases. SS Adeiny Hecchavaia hit an RBI ground-out to bring Cano home. RHP Jacob deGrom walked to load the bases and McNeil hit into a force out at home. CF Michael Conforto came through with an RBI single to increase the lead to 3-1. Hecchavaria and pinch-hitter Luis Guillorme singled to lead off the top of the sixth inning and McNeil hit a ground-ball to first base, but Heccharavia scored after 1B Garrett Cooper made a throwing error. In the top of the seventh inning, Cano homered to lead off the inning. In the top of the eighth, pinch-hitter SS Amed Rosario lead off with a double after coming off the bench today. McNeil was hit by a pitch, Conforto flew out and first baseman Pete Alonso hit a sacrifice fly.

RHP Jacob deGrom started out well with a scoreless bottom of the first inning with two strikeouts, but ran into trouble in the bottom of the second inning. 2B Starlin Castro singled and LF Curtis Granderson walked, but he struck out CF Cesar Puello, and he walked catcher Bryan Holliday to load the bases. deGrom struck out Marlins starter RHP Sandy Alcantara, but he gave up a RBI single to SS Miguel Rojas and would have been two runs but RF Jeff McNeil threw out Curtis Granderson at home. He settled down after that with scoreless innings in the bottom of the fourth and fifth innings and was taken out due to a high pitch count with 94 pitches. His final line was five innings, 6 hits, one run, three walks and six strikeouts. He picked up his fifth win. LHP Justin Wilson followed with a scoreless bottom of the sixth inning. RHP Jeurys Familia followed and gave up a one-out single to Rojas and then walked 2B Neil Walker and 1B Garrett Cooper to load the bases and was then taken out. RHP Seth Lugo came on and struck out RF Brian Anderson and got Castro to ground out to end the inning. RHP Robert Gsellman came in the bottom of the eighth inning and threw a scoreless inning and in the bottom of the ninth inning, he gave up a two-out homer to Cooper and a double to Anderson. Gsellman was able to get Castro to ground-out for the last out.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return to action on Tuesday night in Minnesota at Target Field against the Twins at 8:10 p.m.