Mets Beat Marlins 4-3 After Dom Smith Hits A RBI Single In Eighth

Mets 3B Jonathan Villar (Photo Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com) The New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 4-3 tonight at Citi Field for their fifth consecutive win and improved their record to 66-67. The offense got off to a fast start in the bottom of the first inning after 3B Jonthan Villar led off with a solo homer on the first pitch. The bats went quiet for the next couple of innings until the bottom of the fourth after CF Brandon Nimmo lead off after reached first on a dribbler and advanced to second on a throwing error. SS Francisco Lindor followed with a RBI double and then 1B Pete Alonso hit a ground-out which allowd Lindor to advance to third. Lindor was able to score after RHP Sandy Alcantara committed a balk while trying to do a pick-off. The offense didn't do much for the next couple of innings until LF Jeff McNeil led off the bottom of the seventh with a single and then catcher Patrick Mazieka followed with a single and McNeil was able to advance to third on a bobble by RF Jesus Sanchez. Pinch-hitter Dom Smith then came up and hit a single down the right field line which allowed McNeil to score. RHP Carlos Carrasco got off to a tough start in the top of the first after he gave up a lead-off homer to SS Miguel Rojas and then a double to the following hitter 2B Jazz Chisholm who advanced to third after Nimmo made a bobble. Carrasco then gave up a RBI single to 1B Jesus Aguilar, but settled down after that. Carrasco retired the last three hitters he faced in the first and then got into a groove and at one point retired consecutive hitters. Carrasco's streak came to end in the top of the fifth after Villar made a throwing error on a grounder by catcher Jorge Alfaro.. Carrasco was helped out by his defense after RF Michael Conforto threw out Alfaro trying to get back to first on a fly-out to complete the double play. Carrasco was able to make it to the top of the sixth, but then tired out and left with runners on first and second with one out. His final line was 5.1 innings, 4 hits, 3 runs, 1 walk and 5 strikeouts. LHP Aaron Loup came in next and walked the first two hitters he faced which helped bring in a run, but was able to strike out pinch-hitter Sandy Leon and got Alfora to ground out to end the inning to keep the game tied. RHP Jeurys Familia followed with a scoreless top of the seventh. Familia picked up his ninth win. RHP Trevor May threw a scoreless top of the eighth. RHP Edwin Diaz closed it out with a 1-2-3 top of the ninth including two strikeouts to pick up his 28th save. The Mets next game is in Washington, D.C tomorrow night at 7:10 p.m. to begin a five-game series.