Nothing moved for four innings at Citi Field, and then one swing did all the work. Joe Mack's solo home run in the fifth broke a scoreless tie, and Miami made it stand up for a 2-0 win over New York.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| NYM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Mack finished 2-for-3 with a run scored and the game's only RBI at that point, his drive to center traveling 407 feet. It was his 11th home run of the season, part of a year in which he carries a .245 average with 33 RBI. The homer was the difference-maker on a night when hits were hard to come by for both sides.
The Marlins struck first when Mack, with the game tied 0-0, homered to center to make it 1-0 in the fifth. Miami added an insurance run in the ninth when Xavier Edwards singled to center and Otto Lopez scored, extending the lead to 2-0.
New York's starter allowed just one run on three hits over 5.0 innings with four strikeouts and no walks, taking the loss to fall to 0-1. The Mets bullpen worked four innings and allowed one run, but the offense could never solve Miami's pitching, managing five hits and no runs. Sandy Alcantara was the reason why, working 6.0 innings and allowing four hits, no runs, two walks and five strikeouts before handing off to a Marlins bullpen that finished the shutout, working three innings without allowing a run. Alcantara sits at 11-6 with a 3.68 ERA on the season.
Miami's win extended its streak to three straight and improved the Marlins to 58-55, sitting third in their division. New York, meanwhile, dropped its third in a row and fell to 47-66.