Mets Slip By Marlins

     The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins 5-3 on Wednesday night at loanDepot park. The Marlins have lost six of their last eight contests while the Mets ended a three-game losing streak. 

     New York(56-51) collected three runs during the top of the second. Jonathan Villar grounded out to second and Dominic Smith scored. Tomas Nido followed with a fielder's choice to first and Javier Baez beat the throw home. It just worse for the Fish when Zach Thompson made a throwing error from in front of the mound on an attempted double play and Michael Conforto rambled home on the play. 

     Miami(46-62) trailed 3-2 in the bottom of the fifth. Joe Panik knocked in Jorge Alfaro on a base hit into center field. Jazz Chisholm Jr. came up next and grounded into a force out for Bryan De La Cruz to score.

     In the sixth inning, the Marlins evened it up 3-3. Jesus Aguilar pounded a solo home run to left field on a 2-1 pitch for his 19th homer of the year.

     It became 5-3 for the Mets during the top of the eighth. Baez powered a solo homer to right field on a 1-2 count for his 24th home run of the season. Conforto later reached home on a passed ball when Brandon Nimmo walked.