The New York Mets (42-51)  took their talents to Miami and defeated the Marlins (34-57) by a score of 6-2 at Marlins Park. (Box Score) Sunday’s win gave the Mets a series win in their first since the All-Star Break.

This was the first series the Mets have won since June 7-June 9 against the Colorado Rockies and it was their first series win on the road since April 1-April 3, also against the Marlins.

Pitching

Jacob deGrom had the ball for the Mets coming off his All-Star game appearance. He pitched five innings while allowing one run, six hits, and three walks in addition to recording six strikeouts.

In the first, he struck out Miguel Rojas to lead off the game, but gave up a two-out single to Garrett Cooper. He managed to strikeout Brian Anderson to end that threat though.

In the second, Starlin Castro singled and Curtis Granderson walked to lead off the inning. deGrom managed to strike out Cesar Puello but he also walked Bryan Holaday to make things more interesting. He buckled in to get Sandy Alcantara swinging but he gave up an RBI single to Rojas. It would have been a two-run single had Jeff McNeil not thrown out Curtis Granderson at home for the third out.

Neil Walker led off with a walk in the third but deGrom got three quick outs to end the frame. In the fourth, Bryan Holaday Freeman singled with two outs but deGrom retired the pitcher to end the inning. Why does Holaday always kill the Mets?

Rojas and Walker began the fifth with hits but deGrom got Cooper swinging and proceeded to get Anderson to hit into a double play.

Justin Wilson replaced deGrom in the sixth inning. Wilson gave up a leadoff single to Castro but settled in quickly to get his next three and ended the threat.

Jeurys Familia came into the seventh and got the heart pumping a little bit. He gave up a one-out single to Rojas. Then, he proceeded to walk Walker and Cooper.

The Mets went to Seth Lugo who quickly put out the fire. He struck out Brian Anderson and got Castro to ground out.

Robert Gsellman pitched the final two innings with the Mets up by five. He retired the eighth fairly quietly. In the ninth, he gave up a two-out homer to Cooper and a double to Anderson. He managed to get the final out though via Starlin Castro‘s ground out.

Offense

Jeff McNeil hit the first pitch of the game out of the yard for his eighth homer of the year. Pete Alonso would have hit his 31st had it not been for Curtis Granderson’s leap at the wall and robbing him of a homer, just like he did in Game 2 of the 2015 NLCS against the Chicago Cubs.

The Mets were quiet until the fourth. Robinson Cano singled to lead off the inning. Wilson Ramos walked and Todd Frazier singled to load the bases. Adeiny Hechavarria grounded out, but the Mets got a 2-1 lead. Jacob deGrom walked and loaded the bases for Jeff McNeil, who hit into a force out at home. Michael Conforto cashed in though with an RBI single, to make it 3-1.

Hechavarria and Luis Guillorme singled to lead off the sixth inning. McNeil hit it to first base but a throwing error by Cooper made it a 4-1 Mets lead.

In the seventh inning, Robinson Cano homered to lead off the inning. The Mets added another run in the eighth. Amed Rosario doubled off the bench and McNeil was hit by a pitch. Conforto hit a sacrifice fly and Alonso did the same in the next at-bat to make it 6-1.

Cano went 4-for-5 on the day with a home run, double, RBI, and two runs scored. Hecchavaria was the only other batter with multiple hits as he went 2-for-4 with an RBI and run scored.

On Deck

The Mets will have Monday off as they head to Minnesota to take on the Twins at Target Field on Tuesday. Zack Wheeler (6-6, 4.69 ERA) will take the hill for the Mets against Michael Pineda (6-4, 4.56 ERA) of the Twins. That game will start at 8:10 p.m. and air on SNY.