NY Mets 5, Miami 4
When: 7:10 PM ET, Saturday, April 18, 2015
Where: Citi Field, New York City, New York
Temperature:
73°
Umpires:
Home -
Gary Cederstrom, 1B -
Sean Barber, 2B -
Eric Cooper, 3B -
Lance Barksdale
Attendance:
41844
By The Sports Xchange
NEW YORK -- Right-hander Jacob deGrom threw seven shutout innings Saturday night to run his scoreless streak to 18 1/3 innings and catcher Travis d’Arnaud and shortstop Wilmer Flores each homered as the red-hot New York Mets hung on to beat the Miami Marlins 5-4 at Citi Field.
The Mets (9-3) have won seven straight, their longest winning streak since June 10-18, 2010.
A pregame players-only meeting didn't help the Marlins (3-9), who have lost six of eight.
DeGrom, the reigning National League Rookie of the Year, allowed five hits, all singles, and walked none while striking out eight. He allowed just three Marlins to get as far as second base and only one to reach third.
His shutout streak nearly ended in the third inning when Marlins second baseman Dee Gordon was initially called out at first for what would have been the third out as shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria rounded third. But Mets first baseman Lucas Duda threw home, and after Marlins manager Mike Redmond asked for a review, Gordon was called safe and Hechavarria ordered back to first.
The Marlins scored once in the eighth off left-hander Sean Gilmartin and three times in the ninth against right-hander Carlos Torres, but left-hander Alex Torres struck out left fielder Christian Yelich for his first career save.
Mets center fielder Juan Lagares had an RBI single in the second, d'Arnaud homered in the third and third baseman Eric Campbell delivered an RBI single two batters before Flores hit a two-run homer in the sixth.
Campbell had two hits, two runs and a stolen base. Lagares, Flores and left fielder Michael Cuddyer each had two hits.
Gordon went 5-for-5 with an RBI double in the eighth and a two-run single in the ninth. First baseman Mike Morse homered leading off the ninth for the Marlins.
Marlins right fielder Giancarlo Stanton went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts. He had homered in each of his previous five games against the Mets.
Miami right-hander Mat Latos took the loss after giving up two runs, six hits and one walk while striking out five in five innings. His ERA fell from 17.36 to 10.24.
NOTES: Injured Mets RHP Vic Black (shoulder weakness) moved his rehab to Double-A Binghamton on Saturday, when he threw a scoreless inning. Manager Terry Collins said Black will need to maintain his velocity and command over back-to-back days before being promoted. ... Neither RHP Jeurys Familia, the Mets' closer, nor LHP Jerry Blevins were available to pitch Saturday. Familia pitched in five of the previous six games while Blevins pitched in four of the last six. ... Slumping Marlins C Jarrod Saltalamacchia was back in the lineup after sitting out three straight games in favor of rookie C J.T. Realmuto. However, manager Mike Redmond said Realmuto would start Sunday. ... Before Marlins RF Giancarlo Stanton achieved the feat, the only players to hit home runs in five consecutive games against the Mets were Hank Aaron and Ryan Howard.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Miami |
|
NY Mets |
|
Mat Latos
|
Player |
Jacob deGrom
|
|
Loss |
W/L |
Win |
|
5.0 |
IP |
7.0 |
|
5 |
Strikeouts |
8 |
|
6 |
Hits |
6 |
|
3.60 |
ERA |
0.00 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Miami
|
11 |
1 |
15 |
.306 |
16 |
13 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| NY Mets
|
10 |
2 |
18 |
.303 |
11 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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