The Mets recorded their fifth straight win, defeating the Miami Marlins 2-0 on Monday night at Citi Field.
Here are some takeaways…
– Kodai Senga got the start against the same Marlins lineup he faced just six days ago, and he threw well. As was the case in that outing, Senga fell into immediate trouble when the first two batters reached on a walk and a hit — but he got out of the jam this time with some help from Hayden Senger‘s first career caught stealing.
Senga settled into a groove from there, leaning on his fastball to pick up his first two punchouts in the second, and then generating another with the forkball in the third. Miami was able to get something going with back-to-back singles in the fourth, but a 4-6-3 double play quickly erased the threat.
Graham Pauley led off the fifth with a single, but Senga again rolled a double play before ending his night with another punch out. The right-hander threw the same number of pitches as his last time out (77) and he allowed just five hits while walking three and striking out five across five scoreless innings.
– The Mets’ bullpen continues getting the job done behind their starters this season. Danny Young came in first and worked around a leadoff infield single in the bottom of the sixth, then Jose Butto threw two scoreless innings, before Ryne Stanek finished off his first save as a Met.
Even with on nights with some of their top arms unavailable, this group continues getting big outs.
– Francisco Lindor has quickly settled into a groove after a bit of a slow start at the plate. The All-Star shortstop led off the game with a bloop single, reached on a perfectly placed bunt single in the third, and then picked up the 1,500th hit of his career with another single in the fifth.
Lindor pushed his hitting streak to six and it was the fourth straight game he led off the first with a knock.
– Lindor also scored New York’s first run of the game on Juan Soto‘s double in the bottom of the third. Soto was due to come up with a big hit for this squad sooner or later — he reached base three times and is now riding a six-game hitting streak.
– Tyrone Taylor hasn’t played much of late but he was back in the lineup tonight and took advantage of the opportunity — finishing 2-for-4 with a pair of singles, one of which drove in the pinch running Jose Siri for a massive insurance run in the bottom of the eighth.
– Pete Alonso continues swinging a hot bat, reaching base two more times with a single and scorcher double off the left-field fence. The big man is now hitting .314 with three doubles, three homers, and a 1.086 OPS through 10 games this season.
– Mark Vientos has been struggling, but he put together some better at-bats in this one. He showed more patience as he drew three walks and was robbed of a run-scoring hit on a terrific sliding grab by Marlins LF Griffin Conine in the third.
– The Mets remain undefeated at home and have won five consecutive games.
Game MVP(s): The pitching (again!)
What more can be said, the Mets’ pitching continues leading the way for them early on this season.
Highlights
Francisco Lindor makes the tag, Otto Lopez comes off the bag and he’s caught stealing! pic.twitter.com/rot0r4hCaC
— SNY (@SNYtv) April 7, 2025
Two strikeouts in the second inning for Kodai Senga 🔥 pic.twitter.com/mYILFeqA0n
— SNY (@SNYtv) April 7, 2025
Juan Soto with an RBI double that scores Francisco Lindor! 💪 pic.twitter.com/HcWPgZl8qQ
— SNY (@SNYtv) April 8, 2025
Francisco Lindor is 3-for-3! pic.twitter.com/1UmAjWyVZQ
— SNY (@SNYtv) April 8, 2025
José Buttó picks off Dane Myers! pic.twitter.com/6O7xjSCUPr
— SNY (@SNYtv) April 8, 2025
A double off the wall for Pete Alonso 🐻❄️ pic.twitter.com/8yYsPfsJmr
— SNY (@SNYtv) April 8, 2025
Whats next
Clay Holmes (0-1, 2.89 ERA) makes his first Citi Field start as he continues the series with the Marlins on Tuesday at 4:10 p.m.
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