NEW YORK -- Giancarlo Stanton
hit one laser of a line drive barely high enough to clear the fence,
and later a colossal clout that soared deep into the second deck at Citi
Field.
So in the clubhouse afterward, one reporter opened with a tongue-in-cheek question: Must have been aided by that gusting wind, huh?
"Yeah," the chiseled slugger deadpanned.
Stanton homered twice and Christian Yelich snapped a seventh-inning tie with a two-run single, sending the Miami Marlins to a 9-5 victory over the New York Mets on Saturday.
J.T. Realmuto and Jeff Baker also went deep as Miami dinged a struggling Jonathon Niese, who lasted only four innings.
"Just an outstanding ballgame with everybody. Everybody contributed in a big way, picked each other up," Miami manager Dan Jennings said. "That's how you build a team."
The Marlins had lost 14 of 17 before taking the first two games of this series, giving them four straight wins against the NL East rival Mets after dropping the first five meetings this season.
Six members of Miami's maligned bullpen combined for 5 2/3 shutout innings of two-hit ball, and the Marlins won consecutive road games for the first time since April 22-23.
"We were able to shut it down," said reliever Carter Capps, who hit 100 mph on the stadium radar gun. "We've got a bunch of hard-nosed guys down there and they're going to compete."
Ruben Tejada hit a three-run double for New York, which fell to 20-8 at home and 12-5 in day games.
Stanton launched his 15th homer in the ninth an estimated 455 feet to left-center. Baker connected on the next pitch from Alex Torres, giving the Marlins back-to-back homers for the first time this year.
It was Stanton's 15th multihomer game and second this season. He has five home runs against the Mets this year.
"I wish I could tell you we haven't seen him like this before, but we have," manager Terry Collins said. "There's nobody with more power in all of baseball."
Mike Dunn (1-3) escaped a sixth-inning jam by striking out Lucas Duda and retiring Daniel Murphy with runners at the corners.
A.J. Ramos got four outs for his fourth save in as many chances since taking over as closer.
Donovan Solano hit an early two-run double off Niese, and Stanton lined a sizzling shot to right-center in the third.
"I didn't think that was gone off the bat. I had to watch the trajectory a little bit," he said.
Realmuto added a two-run drive in the fourth for his second major league long ball.
Niese is 0-3 with a 9.00 ERA in his last four starts.
"All my mistakes are getting hit," he said.
Miami loaded the bases in the seventh with the help of a double that Martin Prado chopped off the glove of a leaping Tejada at third base. Two outs later, Yelich singled to right off rookie Hansel Robles (0-1) to give the Marlins a 7-5 lead.
Marlins starter Tom Koehler -- and his family sitting in the stands -- had quite a scare in the second when a line drive nearly hit him square in the back of the head. The ball glanced off the top of his right shoulder, knocking his cap to the ground as he flinched, and deflected off his head directly to second baseman Dee Gordon for a groundout.
Koehler, who grew up in nearby New Rochelle, bent over at the knees and breathed a sigh of relief as his mother covered her mouth with her hand. But after a huddle on the mound that included the trainer, Koehler threw two warmup pitches and remained in the game.
"It was frightening, but I was able to stay in there," he said. "I don't know if it's the getting hit in the head or the way I pitched that gave me a headache."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Marlins: SS Adeiny Hechavarria sat out with a bruised left shoulder, but the Marlins hope he'll be sidelined just a day or two. Hechavarria, who had started all 49 games this season, crashed into Yelich while they were pursuing a ninth-inning blooper Friday night. Solano started at shortstop. ... Backup C Jeff Mathis (broken right hand) caught Friday night for Double-A Jacksonville but there is no timetable for his return until he gets comfortable at the plate, Jennings said. Mathis went 0 for 10 in four games with Triple-A New Orleans before the Zephyrs headed out West this weekend.
Mets: Gold Glove CF Juan Lagares is playing through discomfort in his ribs and right elbow.
UP NEXT
Marlins RHP David Phelps (2-2) starts the series finale Sunday against 42-year-old Bartolo Colon (7-3, 4.82 ERA), who has received a decision in each of his past 22 outings. Colon is 2-0 with a 1.23 ERA in two starts vs. Miami at Citi Field, but Stanton is 5 for 8 with two homers against him overall.
So in the clubhouse afterward, one reporter opened with a tongue-in-cheek question: Must have been aided by that gusting wind, huh?
"Yeah," the chiseled slugger deadpanned.
Stanton homered twice and Christian Yelich snapped a seventh-inning tie with a two-run single, sending the Miami Marlins to a 9-5 victory over the New York Mets on Saturday.
J.T. Realmuto and Jeff Baker also went deep as Miami dinged a struggling Jonathon Niese, who lasted only four innings.
"Just an outstanding ballgame with everybody. Everybody contributed in a big way, picked each other up," Miami manager Dan Jennings said. "That's how you build a team."
The Marlins had lost 14 of 17 before taking the first two games of this series, giving them four straight wins against the NL East rival Mets after dropping the first five meetings this season.
Six members of Miami's maligned bullpen combined for 5 2/3 shutout innings of two-hit ball, and the Marlins won consecutive road games for the first time since April 22-23.
"We were able to shut it down," said reliever Carter Capps, who hit 100 mph on the stadium radar gun. "We've got a bunch of hard-nosed guys down there and they're going to compete."
Ruben Tejada hit a three-run double for New York, which fell to 20-8 at home and 12-5 in day games.
Stanton launched his 15th homer in the ninth an estimated 455 feet to left-center. Baker connected on the next pitch from Alex Torres, giving the Marlins back-to-back homers for the first time this year.
It was Stanton's 15th multihomer game and second this season. He has five home runs against the Mets this year.
"I wish I could tell you we haven't seen him like this before, but we have," manager Terry Collins said. "There's nobody with more power in all of baseball."
Mike Dunn (1-3) escaped a sixth-inning jam by striking out Lucas Duda and retiring Daniel Murphy with runners at the corners.
A.J. Ramos got four outs for his fourth save in as many chances since taking over as closer.
Donovan Solano hit an early two-run double off Niese, and Stanton lined a sizzling shot to right-center in the third.
"I didn't think that was gone off the bat. I had to watch the trajectory a little bit," he said.
Realmuto added a two-run drive in the fourth for his second major league long ball.
Niese is 0-3 with a 9.00 ERA in his last four starts.
"All my mistakes are getting hit," he said.
Miami loaded the bases in the seventh with the help of a double that Martin Prado chopped off the glove of a leaping Tejada at third base. Two outs later, Yelich singled to right off rookie Hansel Robles (0-1) to give the Marlins a 7-5 lead.
Marlins starter Tom Koehler -- and his family sitting in the stands -- had quite a scare in the second when a line drive nearly hit him square in the back of the head. The ball glanced off the top of his right shoulder, knocking his cap to the ground as he flinched, and deflected off his head directly to second baseman Dee Gordon for a groundout.
Koehler, who grew up in nearby New Rochelle, bent over at the knees and breathed a sigh of relief as his mother covered her mouth with her hand. But after a huddle on the mound that included the trainer, Koehler threw two warmup pitches and remained in the game.
"It was frightening, but I was able to stay in there," he said. "I don't know if it's the getting hit in the head or the way I pitched that gave me a headache."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Marlins: SS Adeiny Hechavarria sat out with a bruised left shoulder, but the Marlins hope he'll be sidelined just a day or two. Hechavarria, who had started all 49 games this season, crashed into Yelich while they were pursuing a ninth-inning blooper Friday night. Solano started at shortstop. ... Backup C Jeff Mathis (broken right hand) caught Friday night for Double-A Jacksonville but there is no timetable for his return until he gets comfortable at the plate, Jennings said. Mathis went 0 for 10 in four games with Triple-A New Orleans before the Zephyrs headed out West this weekend.
Mets: Gold Glove CF Juan Lagares is playing through discomfort in his ribs and right elbow.
UP NEXT
Marlins RHP David Phelps (2-2) starts the series finale Sunday against 42-year-old Bartolo Colon (7-3, 4.82 ERA), who has received a decision in each of his past 22 outings. Colon is 2-0 with a 1.23 ERA in two starts vs. Miami at Citi Field, but Stanton is 5 for 8 with two homers against him overall.
4:10PM,EDT,May 30,2015
Citi Field, New York, New York
Citi Field, New York, New York
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Miami - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathon Niese pitching for New York | MIA | NYM |
| Gordon lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Prado singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Stanton struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Baker lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Tom Koehler pitching for Miami | MIA | NYM |
| Granderson hit by pitch. | 0 | 0 |
| Tejada singled to right, Granderson to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Duda doubled to right, Granderson scored, Tejada to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Murphy walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Cuddyer popped out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Flores grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Murphy out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jonathon Niese pitching for New York | MIA | NYM |
| Ozuna doubled to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Yelich safe at first on throwing error by shortstop Flores, Ozuna to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Realmuto grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Yelich out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| D. Solano doubled to deep center, Ozuna and Realmuto scored. | 2 | 1 |
| Koehler struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Gordon grounded out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Tom Koehler pitching for Miami | MIA | NYM |
| Lagares grounded out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Plawecki singled to left center. | 2 | 1 |
| Niese grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Plawecki out at second. | 2 | 1 |
| Granderson grounded out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jonathon Niese pitching for New York | MIA | NYM |
| Prado grounded out to first. | 2 | 1 |
| Stanton homered to center (419 feet). | 3 | 1 |
| Baker flied out to right. | 3 | 1 |
| Ozuna grounded out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Tom Koehler pitching for Miami | MIA | NYM |
| Tejada walked. | 3 | 1 |
| Duda flied out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| Murphy flied out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| Cuddyer grounded out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jonathon Niese pitching for New York | MIA | NYM |
| Yelich singled to shallow left. | 3 | 1 |
| Realmuto homered to left (384 feet), Yelich scored. | 5 | 1 |
| D. Solano grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 1 |
| Koehler flied out to center. | 5 | 1 |
| Gordon singled to center. | 5 | 1 |
| Prado struck out looking. | 5 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Tom Koehler pitching for Miami | MIA | NYM |
| Flores singled to left center. | 5 | 1 |
| Lagares singled to right, Flores to second. | 5 | 1 |
| Plawecki struck out looking. | 5 | 1 |
| Muno hit for Niese. | 5 | 1 |
| Muno walked, Flores to third, Lagares to second. | 5 | 1 |
| Granderson singled to deep left center, Flores scored, Lagares to third, Muno to second. | 5 | 2 |
| Tejada doubled to deep center, Lagares, Muno and Granderson scored. | 5 | 5 |
| Duda walked. | 5 | 5 |
| Mazzaro relieved Koehler. | 5 | 5 |
| Murphy flied out to center. | 5 | 5 |
| Cuddyer lined out to right. | 5 | 5 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Erik Goeddel pitching for New York | MIA | NYM |
| Goeddel relieved Niese. | 5 | 5 |
| Stanton lined out to third. | 5 | 5 |
| Baker grounded out to second. | 5 | 5 |
| Ozuna grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Vin Mazzaro pitching for Miami | MIA | NYM |
| Flores grounded out to first. | 5 | 5 |
| Lagares lined out to center. | 5 | 5 |
| Plawecki fouled out to third. | 5 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Erik Goeddel pitching for New York | MIA | NYM |
| Yelich struck out looking. | 5 | 5 |
| Realmuto hit a ground rule double to right. | 5 | 5 |
| Realmuto stole third. | 5 | 5 |
| D. Solano struck out swinging. | 5 | 5 |
| Suzuki hit for Mazzaro. | 5 | 5 |
| Leathersich relieved Goeddel. | 5 | 5 |
| Suzuki struck out looking. | 5 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Bryan Morris pitching for Miami | MIA | NYM |
| Morris relieved Mazzaro. | 5 | 5 |
| Mayberry Jr. hit for Leathersich. | 5 | 5 |
| Mayberry Jr. walked. | 5 | 5 |
| Granderson walked, Mayberry Jr. to second. | 5 | 5 |
| Tejada safe at first on error by first baseman Baker, Granderson out at second, Mayberry Jr. to third. | 5 | 5 |
| Dunn relieved Morris. Duda struck out looking. | 5 | 5 |
| Murphy grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Hansel Robles pitching for New York | MIA | NYM |
| Robles relieved Leathersich. | 5 | 5 |
| Gordon singled to shallow left. | 5 | 5 |
| Prado doubled to shallow left, Gordon to third. | 5 | 5 |
| Stanton walked. | 5 | 5 |
| Baker struck out swinging. | 5 | 5 |
| Ozuna fouled out to first. | 5 | 5 |
| Yelich singled to right, Gordon and Prado scored, Stanton to third, Yelich to second on error by right fielder Granderson. | 7 | 5 |
| Realmuto struck out swinging. | 7 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Carter Capps pitching for Miami | MIA | NYM |
| Capps relieved Dunn. | 7 | 5 |
| Cuddyer singled to left. | 7 | 5 |
| Flores grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Cuddyer out at second. | 7 | 5 |
| Lagares struck out swinging. | 7 | 5 |
| Plawecki struck out looking. | 7 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Alex Torres pitching for New York | MIA | NYM |
| A. Torres relieved Robles. | 7 | 5 |
| Ceciliani in center field. | 7 | 5 |
| D. Solano grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 5 |
| Haren hit for Capps. | 7 | 5 |
| Haren struck out swinging. | 7 | 5 |
| Gordon grounded out to second. | 7 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Sam Dyson pitching for Miami | MIA | NYM |
| Dyson relieved Capps. | 7 | 5 |
| Ceciliani safe at first on error by third baseman Prado. | 7 | 5 |
| Granderson grounded out to pitcher, Ceciliani to second. | 7 | 5 |
| Tejada grounded out to second, Ceciliani to third. | 7 | 5 |
| Ramos relieved Dyson. | 7 | 5 |
| Duda lined out to center. | 7 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 2 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Alex Torres pitching for New York | MIA | NYM |
| Prado singled to left, Prado tagged out at second attempting to advance on play. | 7 | 5 |
| Stanton homered to left (466 feet). | 8 | 5 |
| Baker homered to center (404 feet). | 9 | 5 |
| Ozuna grounded out to third. | 9 | 5 |
| Yelich flied out to center. | 9 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| A.J. Ramos pitching for Miami | MIA | NYM |
| Murphy struck out swinging. | 9 | 5 |
| Cuddyer fouled out to first. | 9 | 5 |
| Flores singled to center. | 9 | 5 |
| Flores to second on fielder's indifference. | 9 | 5 |
| Campbell struck out swinging. | 9 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami Marlins | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Gordon 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .374 | .403 | .443 |
| Prado 3B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .280 | .316 | .365 |
| Stanton RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .232 | .326 | .524 |
| Baker 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .286 | .412 | .464 |
| Ozuna CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .265 | .325 | .365 |
| Yelich LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .218 | .285 | .286 |
| Realmuto C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .215 | .245 | .348 |
| D. Solano SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .188 | .235 | .313 |
| Koehler P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .056 | .056 | .056 |
Mazzaro P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Suzuki PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .286 | .341 | .330 |
Morris P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Dunn P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Capps P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Haren PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .158 | .158 | .211 |
Dyson P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Ramos P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 41 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 157 | |||
| a-struck out looking for V Mazzaro in the 6th b-struck out swinging for C Capps in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Ozuna (9, Niese); D. Solano (2, Niese); Realmuto (6, Goeddel); Prado (8, Robles) HR: Stanton 2 (15, 3rd inning off Niese 0 on, 1 Out; 9th inning off A. Torres 0 on, 1 Out); Realmuto (2, 4th inning off Niese 1 on, 0 Out); Baker (1, 9th inning off A. Torres 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: D. Solano 2 (5), Stanton 2 (44), Realmuto 2 (10), Yelich 2 (10), Baker (3) 2-out RBI: Yelich 2 Marlins RISP: 2-11 (Yelich 1-2, Baker 0-1, D. Solano 1-2, Suzuki 0-1, Ozuna 0-1, Realmuto 0-2, Koehler 0-1, Gordon 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Realmuto (2, 3rd base off Goeddel/Plawecki) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Baker (1, catch); Prado (3, bobble) DP: 1 (D. Solano-Gordon-Baker). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Citi Field, New York, NY |
| Attendance | 39,095 (93.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:07 |
| Weather | 82 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 22 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike DiMuro, First Base - Clint Fagan, Second Base - Tripp Gibson, Third Base - Mark Carlson |
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