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05/29 21:51 CDT MJ Melendez comes off the bench and powers the Mets past the
Marlins 9-7 in 10 innings
MJ Melendez comes off the bench and powers the Mets past the Marlins 9-7 in 10
innings
By MIKE FITZPATRICK
AP Baseball Writer
NEW YORK (AP) --- MJ Melendez hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning to give
the New York Mets a 9-7 victory over the Miami Marlins after squandering a
four-run lead Friday night.
Mark Vientos launched a 445-foot homer for the last-place Mets, who have won
two in a row following a five-game slide.
A.J. Ewing and Brett Baty each had a two-run single in the first against
unbeaten Max Meyer, who blanked New York on one hit over seven innings last
weekend in Miami to help the Marlins earn a three-game sweep.
Melendez came off the bench as a pinch hitter in the seventh and supplied a
sacrifice fly that extended New York's lead to 7-5. Owen Cassie tied it with a
two-run homer off Tobias Myers in the eighth.
With one out in the 10th, Melendez fell behind 0-2 in the count before lofting
a 98 mph fastball from Pete Fairbanks (2-3) into the second deck in right field
just inside the foul pole.
Pinch-runner Vidal Brujn, the automatic runner at second base, scored ahead of
a fired-up Melendez, who flipped his bat when the ball stayed fair and gestured
excitedly toward the New York dugout on Fireworks Night at Citi Field.
Austin Warren (1-1) worked a perfect inning for the win.
Mets starter Freddy Peralta was handed leads of 4-0, 5-1 and 6-2 in the opener
of a three-game series, but he allowed four runs --- two earned --- and seven
hits in 4 2/3 innings.
Kyle Stowers had three hits for Miami, including an RBI double. Meyer lasted
six innings despite giving up six runs, five earned, and six hits.
Up next
Marlins RHP Tyler Phillips (0-1, 1.07 ERA) makes his 17th appearance and second
start this season Saturday against Mets RHP Christian Scott (0-0, 3.20), still
seeking his first major league win in his 16th career start.
Before the game, New York will induct former manager Bobby Valentine and
outfielder Lee Mazzilli into the team's Hall of Fame during a ceremony at Citi
Field.
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