Guillorme, Carrasco Impress as Mets Defeat Marlins 6-1

The Mets took on the Marlins at Clover Park on Friday night. Carlos Carrasco took the mound for New York while Miami’s number one prospect, Eury Pérez, got the start for the Marlins.

Carrasco experienced issues with the PitchCom device in his cap to start the game, receiving a pitch clock violation and ultimately walking the leadoff batter Garrett Hampson after getting ahead in the count 0-2. Hampson subsequently stole a base and was driven in by a Jerar Encarnación double to make it a 1-0 game.

After not getting anything going offensively in the first two innings, the Mets were able to tie up the game at one apiece in the bottom of the third. Brandon Nimmo ripped a triple down the right field line and scored on a wild pitch that got past Jacob Stallings behind the plate.

Carrasco settled in nicely after giving up the first-inning run. In the top of the fourth inning, he struck out the side, which finished his outing. Through four innings, Carrasco gave up the one run on two hits and a walk and struck out seven in a very impressive performance.

Pérez, however, could not rebound from the run he gave up in the third as the Mets attacked him in the bottom of the fourth. Daniel Vogelbach singled, Mark Canha doubled, and Darin Ruf reached on a catcher’s interference to load the bases with no outs. Then, Luis Guillorme hit a bases-clearing double to give the Mets a 4-1 lead and chase Pérez out of the game.

Huascar Brazobán came on in relief for Pérez but he was unable to limit the damage, giving up two more runs on a walk and a Starling Marte sacrifice fly, making it a 6-1 game.

On the next play, though, the Mets’ scoring outburst would be the last thing on Mets’ fans minds. Nimmo, while sliding into second base, appeared to jam his knee and looked to be in serious pain. He stayed down on the ground for a period of time before getting up and limping off the field under his own power. During the game, the Mets tweeted that Nimmo left the game with ankle soreness and will receive imaging on Saturday.

While the Mets offense couldn’t get much going for the rest of the game after this inning, neither could the Marlins. Jeff Brigham appeared in relief in the top of the fifth inning and struck out two Miami batters batters. Staying on for the sixth, Brigham struck out another batter but left the game with two outs after surrendering two walks. Needing one out to end the inning, Stephen Nogosek came on in relief and got Austin Allen to line out to the shortstop.

John Curtiss appeared in relief in the eighth inning for the Mets and, after walking the leadoff batter, induced a ground ball double play and another ground ball out to escape the inning relatively easily. T.J. McFarland came into the game in the ninth and worked around a couple of infield singles to close the door on the Marlins giving the Mets the victory.

Player of the Game

Luis Guillorme earns player of the game honors in this one. He impressed in tonight’s game, going 2-for-2 with a double and three RBIs. His bases-clearing double in the fourth inning broke a 1-1 tie and gave the Mets a lead that they wouldn’t let up. He added an opposite-field single in his next and final at-bat of the day, displaying his ability to hit to all fields which he has done so well the past few seasons for the Mets.

On Deck

The Mets head to The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach to face the Astros on Saturday night. Max Scherzer will be facing Framber Valdez. The game is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. ET.