On a night when the New York Mets (30-37) could not generate any offense (three hits), it looked like they were staring at another series loss against the Miami Marlins (23-45). However, the team somehow found a way to get a 3-2 win and secure the series thanks to a walk-off, two-run home run by J.D. Martinez. That home run ended up being the first walk-off home run in his 14-year career.

The Mets went up against Tanner Scott in the bottom of the ninth. Scott got a six-out save on Tuesday, but New York was able to get to him on Thursday. Francisco Lindor drew a leadoff walk and stole second base during the Martinez at-bat. Then, the designated hitter hit a 3-1 slider over the wall in right-center for his sixth home run of the year.

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Neither team could find much offense for the first five innings, but the Marlins found a way to get on the board in the top of the sixth. Jake Burger hit a solo home run off the second deck in right field for his sixth home run of the year and gave the Marlins a 1-0 lead.

Outside of that, Luis Severino had a good outing. He went six innings, allowed one run on seven hits, walked three batters, and struck out two on 103 pitches (63 strikes).

Severino has allowed one run or less in three of his last four starts. It is the second time this year that he has thrown 103 pitches in a start (May 25 against the Giants) and the third time this year he has thrown over 100 pitches. The only trouble he ran into came in the fourth inning when Miami loaded the bases with one out via a double by Jesús Sánchez and a pair of walks. However, Severino got Tim Anderson to ground into an inning-ending 6-4-3 double play.

The Marlins tacked on another run against the Mets bullpen in the seventh when Drew Smith allowed a solo home run to dead center field off the bat of Jazz Chisholm Jr. for his tenth of the year.

For the first five innings, the Mets could not even get a hit against starter Roddery Muñoz. They finally got in the hit column in the bottom of the sixth, where Harrison Bader took a 0-2 pitch and hit it into right field for a base hit. That would be the only hit Muñoz would allow as he went six scoreless innings, walked a batter, and struck out five on 81 pitches (49 strikes).

The Mets had a chance to get on the board in the seventh against Anthony Bender. Brandon Nimmo drew a walk, Martinez doubled down the left field line, and Pete Alonso drew a walk to load the bases. Starling Marte was able to get a 3-1 count, but he proceeded to ground into a 5-4-3 double play. It cut the lead to 2-1, but that would be the only run the team would get as Mark Vientos grounded out to short against Calvin Faucher to end the inning.

It wasn’t a save situation, but Edwin Díaz made his return to the Citi Field mound for the first time since May 25. He showed flashes of 2022, throwing a 1-2-3 ninth inning including a swinging strikeout, while also throwing 11 of his 15 pitches for strikes in the win. Plus, he was able to reach 100 miles-per-hour with his fastball, which was an encouraging sign for the Mets closer.

Player Of The Game

J.D. Martinez took home the player of the game for not only getting the walk-off home run, but also recording two of the Mets’ three hits on the night. It was Martinez’s first multi-hit game since June 1 against the Diamondbacks and his first home run since May 31.

On Deck

The Mets will begin a three-game series with the San Diego Padres (37-35) Friday night at Citi Field. Matt Waldron (4-5, 3.76 ERA) will take the ball for the Padres against Sean Manaea (3-3, 4.30) for the Mets. The game will be televised on SNY at 7:10 p.m. ET and broadcast on 880 WCBS.