New York Mets defeat the Miami Marlins in game one of a doubleheader

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins in game one of a doubleheader on Monday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 6-2.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and he pitched well.  Jeff McNeil and Ahmed Rosario each had two hits to lead the offense. 

deGrom pitched seven innings giving up five hits and two runs with a walk and eight strikeouts.  deGrom earned his seventh win of the season.  Justin Wilson pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Edwin Diaz pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out two. 

Robert Dugger pitched five innings giving up five hits and six runs with four walks and three strikeouts.  Dugger lost his first game of the season.  Tayron Guerrero pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out two and Wei-Yin Chen pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts. 

McNeil had two hits and an RBI, Rosario had two hits and an RBI and Michael Conforto drew a walk.  Pete Alonso had a hit and an RBI, J.D. Davis had an RBI and drew a walk and Todd Frazier drew a walk.  Juan Lagares drew three walks, deGrom had a hit and two RBI and McNeil and Rosario each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

Jon Berti had two hits, Isan Diaz had a hit and an RBI and Brian Anderson had a hit.  Starlin Castro had a hit and an RBI, Miguel Rojas drew a walk and Jorge Alfaro drew a walk.  Martin Prado had a hit, Anderson, Castro and Berti each hit a double and Diaz hit a homerun.  The Marlins were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Berti had a stolen base and Cooper committed an error. 

In the first McNeil hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the second Castro hit an RBI double to tie the game at one.  In the third Rosario hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 2-1 lead.  In the fourth deGrom hit a two-run single to push the lead to 4-1.  In the fifth Alonso hit an RBI single and Davis hit a sac fly to make it a 6-1 game.  In the sixth Diaz hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 6-2 and that would be the final score. 

This was the first of a four-game series and first of two games on the day.