After winning on Thursday night, the Mets fell to the Marlins 5-2 yesterday as the series evened up. The Marlins scored four of their five runs in the fifth inning after both teams were held scoreless for the first four innings, and the only runs the Mets managed came via an A.J. Ewing single and a Francisco Lindor solo homer.
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A four-run sixth inning—which included a three-run bomb from Michael Harris II—was the difference maker for the Braves, who defeated the Nationals 6-2.
The Phillies were up by two runs in the seventh, but Orion Kerkering proceeded to surrender four runs to the Orioles and doom Philadelphia to a 6-4 defeat for their fourth straight loss.
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This Date in Mets History
One day following the famous Wilmer Flores walk-off homer, the Mets won the second game in what would be a crucial three-game sweep of the Nationals on this date in 2015.