Mets vs. Marlins Game 26 Recap

Mets RHP Jacob deGrom (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com)

The New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 5-3 tonight for their third consecutive win and improved their record to 12-14. In the top of the second inning, 1B Pete Alonso hit a one-out single and 2B Luis Guillorme followed with a double. Catcher Wilson Ramos drove in Alonso with a sacrifice fly. The bats went quiet after that until the top of the seventh inning after LF Dom Smith led off the inning with a double and advanced to third base on a ground-out by DH Robinson Cano. Alonso was then walked intentionally to move runners to first and third to set up a double play possibility, but Guillorme came through with an RBI single. In the top of the eighth, RF Michael Conforto was hit by a pitch with one out and 3B J.D. Davis followed with a walk. Smith came up and hit an RBI double for his 10th double on the season, which leads the National League. In the top of the ninth inning, CF Brandon Nimmo singled with two outs and Conforto came through with a two-run homer.

RHP Jacob deGrom made his first start in 10 days after he missed his last start due to a stiff neck and was back to his dominant self. deGrom thew six scoreless innings allowing four hits with no walks and seven strikeouts. He wound up with a no decision, but lowered his ERA to 1.93. RHP Jeurys Familia came in next and got into immediate trouble after he walked catcher Francisco Cervilli to lead off the inning and two batters later, he gave up a single to 2B Logan Forsythe and was then pulled. LHP Justin Wilson came in and got 2B Jonathan Villar to ground out, but gave up a wild pitch to pinch hitter Monte Harrison, which brought home a run. Wilson came back to strike out Harrison to end the inning. RHP Dellin Betances followed next in the bottom of the eighth and gave up a lead-off single to 1B Jesus Aguilar and a single to DH Matt Joyce with one out. Betances loaded the bases with two outs after he walked Cervilli and hit SS Eddy Alvarez to bring in a run. RHP Edwin Diaz had to come in and walked Forsythe with the based loaded to bring in the tying run, but struck out pinch hitter Jonathan Villar to end the inning. Diaz came back out for the bottom of the ninth and struck out the side in a dominating fashion to pick up his first win of the season.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night at the Marlins at 6:10 p.m.