In Miami, Reed Garrett and the Mets manage to win.
The Mets were able to maintain a late advantage this time around thanks in large part to this year’s breakout relief star.
Thankfully, the Mets prevailed 7-3 over the Marlins in the series finale to salvage a victory from their trip to Miami. Reed Garrett recorded the two-inning save, but Sean Manaea won the game with five innings of two-run ball. Although the offensive output was quite uneven, third-base player Brandon Nimmo felt that his ninth-inning hit was the game-winning one.
Similar to their performance on Saturday, the Mets went out to an early lead in the first inning, tagging Marlin starter Sixto Sanchez for four runs. Before Omar Narvaez flew out to halt the threat, Tyrone Taylor and Harrison Bader each had the key hits—the former a double and the latter a single—each driving in two. It should be safe to lead by four runs against the second-worst offense in baseball, but we all know how things can turn out.
Indeed, the Marlins made their slow but steady progress. Dane Myers’ home run in the bottom of the second inning forced Sean Manaea to give up two runs. That was all Manaea gave up, but Christian Braun’s home run in the seventh inning allowed the bullpen to cough up another run.Bethancourt. For Myers and Bethancourt, it was their first home run of the season.
It wasn’t until the ninth inning that the Mets offense managed to stage another late-game comeback. After Brett Baty’s RBI single added another run, Brandon Nimmo’s two-run home run made the score 7-3. Into the bottom of the ninth with a four-run advantage once again.
But this time, Edwin Diaz is absent. After striking out the side in the eighth, Reed Garrett entered the game again in an attempt to record a two-inning save. The Mets are anxious to win, so maybe this is a desperate move. With less drama than he displayed in the previous frame, Garrett managed to work around a single to earn his second career save.
The Mets didn’t come here expecting to get a single win in Miami, but they had to win this one. They currently stand at 21–25, which, given how awful the team has looked over the last two weeks, is actually not too bad. It’s hard to avoid the conclusion that the team is suffering from one of the many ailments circulating through the clubhouse at the moment. When they travel to Cleveland for their next series, maybe they’ll be in better health.
