Marlins Avoid Sweep By Mets

     The Miami Marlins got by the New York Mets 7-2 at Citi Field on Sunday. The Mets have won five of the seven contests between both clubs. The new regular season format has division opponents face each 12 times this year than in the previous seasons going back to 1998 which was 19 times. 

     Miami(4-6) piled on three runs in the top of the first. Bryan De La Cruz connected with a three-run homer to left field on a 0-2 pitch with Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Luis Arraez aboard. It was his first home run of the campaign. 

     New York(5-5) chalked up one run in the bottom of the second. Francisco Alvarez drove in Mark Canha on a base hit into right field. 

     The Fish increased it to a five-run margin 6-1 in the top of fifth. Chisholm singled through the left side to score Jon Berti. Garrett Cooper then smashed a two-run homer to left field on a 0-1 count for his third home run this year. 

     The Mets tried to keep it close during the bottom of the fifth. Pete Alonso powered a base hit to center field that brought in Luis Guillorme. 

     It became 7-2 for Miami in the top of the seventh inning. De La Cruz knocked in Cooper on a sacrifice fly to center.