Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Mets Outscore Marlins

     The New York Mets outpaced the Miami Marlins 10-4 on Wednesday night at Citi Field. The Marlins have lost seven of their last nine games. 
     New York(29-37) roared out with two runs in the opening frame for a 2-0 advantage. Harrison Bader cracked a two-run homer to left-center field with Francisco Lindor aboard for his fourth home run of the campaign. 
     Miami(23-44) evened it up 2-2 in the top of the second. Dane Myers doubled down the right-field line for Jake Burger to score. Emmanuel Rivera followed with a base hit to up the middle and Myers crossed the plate. 
     The Mets regained the lead in the bottom of the second with three runs. Francisco Alvarez drove in Tyrone Taylor on a single through the right side. Jeff McNeil then reached first on a fielding error and Mark Vientos scored. Three batters later, J.D. Martinez knocked in McNeil with a single into center field. 
     In the top of the fifth, the Fish picked up two runs and trailed 5-4. Bryan De La Cruz doubled down the left-field line and Otto Lopez reached home. Three batters later, Jazz Chisholm Jr. singled to left field and De La Cruz scored. 
     It became 6-4 for New York in the bottom of the fifth. Starling Marte blasted a solo home run to left-center field for his seventh homer of the season. The Mets added two runs each during the seventh and eighth innings. 

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