Mets Lose to Marlins 4-2 And Leave 15 Men On Base

Mets SS Javy Baez (Photo Credits to Getty Images) The New York Mets lost to the Miami Marlins 4-2 this afternoon in Miami to lose three out of three four games in the series and dropped their record to 56-52. LHP Rich Hill started out well with two scoreless innings, but ran into trouble in the bottom of the third after he gave up a single to SS Miguel Rojas hit a single to right-center field and then CF Albert Almora Jr and RF Michael Conforto were unable to decide who gets the ball and Conforto kicked it which allowed Rojas to go to second. Hill allowed Rojas to steal third and then gave up a sacrifice fly to 2B Jazz Chisholm Jr. Hill settled down after that and had scoreless innings in the bottom of the fourth and fifth innings and was then taken out. His final line was 5 innings, 3 hits, 1 run, 0 earned runs, 1 walk and 3 strikeouts. RHP Miguel Castro followed with a scoreless bottom of the sixth inning. RHP Drew Smith then threw a scoreless bottom of the seventh inning. RHP Jeurys Familia came on in the bottom of the eighth inning and gave up a walk on a close pitch on one out with lead to three runs. The offense got off to a fast start in the top of the first inning after that loaded the bases with no out, but 3B J.D. Davis and SS Javier Baez struck out and RF Michael Conforto flew out to end the inning. In the following inning, CF Albert Almora singled with one out and then Hill grounded into a double play to end the inning. The bats continued to struggle with men on base after Hill struck out with runners on the corner and two outs in the top of the fourth and then SS Javier Baez struck out with runners on first and second and two outs in the top of the fifth. In the top of the sixth, CF Albert Almora doubled and CF Brandon Nimmo walked and then 2B Jonathan Villar drove in a run with a RBI single. The offense didn't do much in the next two innings, but came alive in the top of the ninth after 1B Pete Alonso led off and reached on an error. Davis walked with one out and then Baez struck out for the fifth time for the second out. Conforto then reached on an infield hit and pinch-hitter Brandon Drury delivered a RBI single. Almora then came up and grounded out to end the game. They left 15 runners on base and were 4-13 with runners in scoring position. The Mets next game is tomororw night at the Philadelphia Phillies at 7:00 p.m.