Mets Beat Marlins 7-3 Powered By Nimmo

 

Mets DH Brandon Nimmo and SS Francisco Lindor (Photo Credits to Jim Rassol-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 7-3 this afternoon at LoanDepot Park to snap their two-game losing streak and improved their record to 21-25.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the top of the first after SS Francisco Lindor led off with a hit by pitch and two batters later, DH Brandon Nimmo walked.

RF D.J. Stewart then walked to load the bases and then LF Tyrone Taylor delivered a two-run double.

3B Brett Baty followed with a walk and two batters later, CF Harrison Bader capped off the scoring with a two-run single.

The offense did not do much for the next seven innings, but in the top of the ninth, Lindor singled with one out and two batters later, Nimmo broke the game open with a two-run homer.

Marte was hit by a pitch and then Taylor singled.

Baty followed with a RBI single.

LHP Sean Manaea had a scoreless bottom of the first, but then gave up a two-run homer to RF Dane Myers in the bottom of the second.

Manaea was able to settle down after that with scoreless innings in the bottom of the third, fourth and fifth.

His final line was five innings, five hits, two runs, one walk and four strikeouts.

He picked up his third win.

RHP Sean Reid-Foley followed with a scoreless bottom of the sixth.

LHP Jake Diekmann came in next in the bottom of the seventh and gave up a solo homer to catcher Christian Bethancourt.

RHP Reed Garrett closed it out with two scoreless innings in the bottom of the eighth and ninth innings and picked up his second save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Monday, May 20 at the Cleveland Guardians at 6:10 p.m.