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After a dramatic Game 1 win Tuesday, when the Mets came back from down 5-1 in the game’s final inning, things were a bit more steady in Game 2.

The Mets beat the Marlins 3-1 in Game 2 to sweep the Citi Field doubleheader–their 13th of the year–behind Trevor Williams‘ arm and Michael Conforto‘s bat.

All the offense the team needed in Game 2 came in the fourth inning when Conforto socked a 111 mile-per-hour two-run home run to the upper deck in right field off Marlins rookie Edward Cabrera, who was starting just his second-career game. It was his 10th of the year, and it came just two at-bats and a couple hours after hitting the game-winning single in Game 1.

Javier Báez singled after that and scored on a Jeff McNeil double (as well as another misplay by the Marlins outfield when a ball in the gap rolled to the wall rather than get cut off).

But the reason the Mets only needed three runs Tuesday was because of a stellar outing from Trevor Williams, the second piece of the Báez trade.

The righty breezed through four innings on just 43 pitches, notching multiple one-pitch outs from aggressive Miami hitters. (He would’ve been even more efficient had Jazz Chisholm not taken him to an 11-pitch at-bat in the third.)

Williams ran into a little trouble in the fifth inning, though, when a Jonathan Villar error and single off Williams’ cleat put two men on with one out. Jesus Aguilar, pinch hitting for Cabrera, then poked a double into right field, bringing in one and putting two men in scoring position.

The Mets’ starter was pulled for Aaron Loup, the Busch Light-drinking magician of the 2021 season. Though the lefty walked Chisholm, he got Isan Diaz to ground into a come-backer double play.

Williams ended the game with 4 1/3 innings not allowing an earned run. (The Villar error made the one run unearned). He now has a 0.69 ERA in 13 innings with the Mets, filling in a great long-relief/spot-starting role.

Seth Lugo got into a little trouble in the sixth, too, but used a couple strikeouts to get out of that jam. Lugo now has a 1.04 ERA in his last 17 1/3 innings dating back to July 19. Edwin Diaz, as dominant as he’s looked all season, then went 1-2-3 in the seven for his 27th save of the year.

With the two wins Tuesday, the Mets now sit six games back of first place in the NL East (pending the result of the Braves’ game versus the Dodgers Tuesday night) as they closed out a dreadful August with a four-game winning streak. It’s their longest winning streak since the end of May.

The Mets already postponed Wednesday’s game due to remnants of Hurricane Ida passing through the area. It’ll be made up in a single-admission doubleheader on September 28–during the last week of the season. (It’ll also be the Mets’ 14th doubleheader of the year, so long as no other doubleheaders pop up between now and September 28.)

Carlos Carrasco, coming off his best start as a Met (seven innings, two runs), was scheduled to start the game, so he’ll likely be pushed to Thursday. The Marlins were going to throw Zach Thompson, so they’ll choose between him and Sandy Alcantara for the 7:10 p.m. game.