{"id":124618,"date":"2025-09-01T10:16:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T10:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/124618\/"},"modified":"2025-09-01T10:16:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T10:16:17","slug":"marlins-5-1-mets-aug-31-2025-game-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/124618\/","title":{"rendered":"Marlins 5-1 Mets (Aug 31, 2025) Game Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK — \u2014 Sandy Alcantara<\/a> pitched seven strong innings, Agust\u00edn Ram\u00edrez hit a two-run homer and the Miami Marlins<\/a> defeated the New York Mets<\/a> 5-1 in a game that got testy Sunday.<\/p>\n

The scrappy Marlins took three of four from New York after losing their previous seven series. The scuffling Mets finished 11-17 in August<\/a> despite scoring 177 runs and hitting 53 homers \u2014 both franchise records for a calendar month.<\/p>\n

New York leads Cincinnati by four games in the race for the last National League wild card. <\/p>\n

Alcantara (8-11) allowed four hits and struck out six. He carried a shutout into the seventh, when he gave up a leadoff single to Jeff McNeil<\/a> and plunked Mark Vientos<\/a> with a pitch. Alcantara and Vientos stared each other down before the benches and bullpens emptied, though no punches were thrown as players milled around the mound.<\/p>\n

Alcantara induced a pair of forceouts, the second of which scored McNeil, before striking out Starling Marte<\/a> to end the inning. The right-hander has a 2.82 ERA in his past eight starts after opening the season with a 7.14 ERA through 19 outings.<\/p>\n

Otto Lopez<\/a> had a first-inning sacrifice fly against Kodai Senga<\/a> (7-6), who gave up a two-run homer to Ram\u00edrez in the third and an RBI single to Heriberto Hern\u00e1ndez in the fourth.<\/p>\n

Senga allowed five runs in 4 2\/3 innings. He has a 5.90 ERA in nine starts since coming off the injured list July 11.<\/p>\n

Key moment <\/p>\n

Senga retired seven straight batters before Jakob Marsee<\/a> doubled with two outs in the third. Ram\u00edrez followed with his 386-foot homer.<\/p>\n

Key stat <\/p>\n

Senga has given up at least five runs in two of his last three starts after allowing five or more runs just once in his first 49 major league starts.<\/p>\n

Up next <\/p>\n

The Mets embark upon their penultimate road trip of the season Monday, when LHP Sean Manaea<\/a> (1-2, 5.01 ERA) starts against RHP Charlie Morton<\/a> (9-10, 5.25) and the Detroit Tigers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Marlins had not announced a starter for Monday, when they visit Washington. LHP Andrew Alvarez makes his major league debut for the Nationals.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

A previous version of this story was corrected to update the won-loss records of both starting pitchers.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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