New York Mets lose to the Miami Marlins with some very sloppy play

The New York Mets were defeated by the Miami Marlins on Friday.  The game took place at First Data Field in Port St. Lucie, Florida and the final score was 10-3.  Noah Syndergaard started for the Mets and he pitched ok.  Robinson Cano and Andres Gimenez each had a couple of hits to lead the offense. 

Syndergaard pitched four innings giving up six hits and four runs with three of them being earned.  He walked none and struck out eight.  Seth Lugo pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and four runs with one being earned and he struck out four, Casey Coleman pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he walked one and Edwin Diaz pitched an inning giving up a hit.  Luis Avilan pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Robert Gsellman pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with one being earned. 

Jeff McNeil had a hit and an RBI, Cano had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Wilson Ramos had a hit.  Gimenez had two hits and an RBI, Dilson Herrera drew a walk and Cano, Gimenez and McNeil each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Herrera, Alcantara, Gimenez and Smith each committed an error.  McNeil had an outfield assist. 

In the first McNeil hit a solo homerun giving the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the third Neil Walker hit a three-run homerun to give the Marlins a 3-1 lead.  In the fourth JT Riddle hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 4-1.  In the bottom of the fourth Cano hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 4-2.  In the fifth Walker hit a solo homerun to increase the lead to 5-2.  In the sixth the Marlins scored three more runs to make it 8-2.  Isaac Galloway hit an RBI triple, Gabriel Guerrero hit an RBI double and Yadiel Rivera hit an RBI double.  In the bottom of the seventh Gimenez hit a solo homerun to make it an 8-3 game.  In the ninth Isan Diaz hit a sac fly and Harold Ramirez reached on an error to make it 10-3 and that would be the final score. 

The Mets record fell to 6-8 for the spring and they will head to Fort Myers to take on the Boston Red Sox on Saturday.