Mets Blank Marlins to Win Fifth Straight Game
The story of the Mets’ (7-3) young season has been great pitching and a quiet offense, producing plenty of low-scoring games. That trend continued Monday night as the Mets shut out the Marlins (5-5) 2-0.
The performance of the pitching staff was once again the highlight for the Mets, as the Marlins couldn’t score a single run. Kodai Senga started the game and tossed just five innings for the second consecutive start, but he held the Marlins without a run. Senga’s biggest obstacle was in the first inning, where he allowed the first two batters to reach base, but he escaped the inning unscathed.
The next four innings were relatively smooth for Senga, who finished the day allowing five hits and two walks while striking out four. Through two starts, both of which have been against the Marlins, Senga’s ERA sits at 1.80.
Following Senga, the bullpen was once again stellar. Danny Young pitched a clean sixth inning, allowing a hit and striking out a batter, while José Buttó eased through the seventh and eighth innings. Buttó allowed a hit and a walk but struck out two batters as he lowered his ERA through five games to 1.23. Ryne Stanek drew the ninth inning with Edwin Díaz having pitched the previous two games, and he locked down the save with a 1-2-3 inning. Stanek has yet to allow a run in three games this year.
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On the offensive side, the Mets’ bats were once again quiet, with the top of the order the exception. Francisco Lindor recorded three hits (including his 1,500 career hit), while Juan Soto and Pete Alonso recorded two each. Lindor and Soto combined to score the Mets’ first run in the third inning off of Marlins starter Valente Bellozo. Lindor reached first base after dropping down a timely bunt, and Soto immediately drove him in with a double into the left-center field gap.
The Mets added a big insurance run in the ninth inning, with Jose Siri scoring after taking over for Mark Vientos, who reached on a walk. Siri used his speed to steal second base before coming around to score on a Tyrone Taylor ground ball single up the middle.
It wasn’t a pretty win, but then again, most of the Mets’ wins this season haven’t been pretty; they’ve won their last three games by a combined score of 7-3. But with the pitching staff excelling the way they are, the Mets keep finding ways to win and have now won five consecutive games.
Statistic of the Game: 1,500th Hit
With his leadoff single in the bottom of the fifth inning, Francisco Lindor recorded his 1,500th career hit. The milestone comes in Lindor’s 11th season in what has been a fantastic career thus far.
Player of the Game: Juan Soto
Juan Soto had a great night at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and a walk. Soto’s double in the third inning drove in the first run of the game and put the Mets on top for good. Through 10 games with the Mets, he owns a .286 average and a .905 OPS.
On Deck
The Mets and Marlins play the second game of their series at 7:10 p.m. ET Tuesday night. Clay Holmes (0-1, 2.89 ERA) takes the mound for his third start of the season while Connor Gillispie (0-1, 3.60 ERA), who got the better of the Mets his last time out, will go for the Marlins. The game will be broadcast on SNY.
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