MIAMI -- When Giancarlo Stanton reached the dugout after hitting a majestic go-ahead homer Saturday night, Jose Fernandez greeted him with a grin and a flurry of punches to the chest, one slugger pounding on another.
Stanton homered and had his first four-hit game since 2012, driving in three runs to give Fernandez all the support he needed, and the Miami Marlins beat the New York Mets 7-2.
Miami rocked Jacob deGrom (6-5), who allowed 10 hits and five runs, both season highs, and lasted just 3 2/3 innings in his shortest outing since August.
The longest hit was by Home Run Derby winner Stanton, who put Miami ahead to stay in the third inning when he pulled a two-run homer off the left-field scoreboard above the 401-foot sign. For that he earned a giddy greeting from Fernandez.
"I wanted to punch him hard. I was afraid I was going to hurt my hand, though," Fernandez said. "Every time he comes to bat, you don't know if he's going to hit it 10,000 feet."
Stanton added an RBI single in the fourth and singled in the first and sixth, hiking his average to .241 after a prolonged slump.
"It was a weird vibe in the first couple of innings," Stanton said. "It was kind of back and forth, and who was going to make the bigger punch was going to win the game. Luckily it was us."
Fernandez (12-4) gave up two early runs but went seven innings to match his career high for victories, achieved in his 2013 rookie season. He also had two hits, raising his average to .265, and drove in the first run.
"Even when I was at the plate, I was ready to do whatever it takes to win this game," Fernandez said. Nothing unusual there -- he improved to 26-1 with a 1.47 ERA in 37 starts at Marlins Park.
DeGrom was coming off the first complete game of his career, a one-hit shutout in his last start, but his anticipated pitcher's duel with Fernandez failed to materialize. The right-hander allowed at least two baserunners in every inning he worked, and his ERA rose to 2.73.
"I wasn't very good," deGrom said. "Seemingly everything I threw went down the middle, and I paid for it."
DeGrom's best moment came at the plate, where he doubled to lead off the third, his first extra-base hit since July 2015. He scored on a single by Yoenis Cespedes, and James Loney's sacrifice fly gave the Mets a 2-1 lead.
But that was all they managed against Fernandez. He hit 99 mph in the first inning, and his final pitch was a 98-mph fastball to Cespedes for strike three.
Christian Yelich led off the Miami third with a single, and Stanton dented the scoreboard with a homer that landed between the words BALLS and STRIKES.
"That was one of those pretty ones," manager Don Mattingly said.
"I didn't break any lights," Stanton said, "so that was good."
The homer was Stanton's first since he won the Home Run Derby, and his 21st this year. He has six homers in 10 games against the Mets this season, including three this month off deGrom.
Yelich had three of the Marlins' 16 hits, and Martin Prado drove in two runs.
"Guys did a really good job with deGrom, battling him and making him throw a bunch of pitches," Mattingly said. "We've been good with those type of guys. It's the soft-tossing guys we've had a lot of trouble with."
SUZUKI UPDATE
Miami's Ichiro Suzuki grounded out as a pinch hitter to end the eighth and remained four hits shy of 3,000.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Mets: 1B Lucas Duda (back) visited the team, took swings for the first time since his injury and said he hopes to be ready for a rehab assignment in a couple of weeks. "I feel good. I'm progressing on the right track," said Duda, who hasn't faced pitching yet.
REHAB
Marlins: 2B Dee Gordon went 2 for 13 in his first four games with Triple-A New Orleans as he prepares to return next week from an 80-game suspension for a positive drug test. Mattingly said reports regarding Gordon's progress have been encouraging. "He's swinging the bat good and looks good for a guy who hasn't played in a while," Mattingly said.
UP NEXT
RHP Jose Urena (1-1, 6.23) is scheduled to start Sunday for the Marlins in the rubber game of the series against LHP Steven Matz (7-6, 3.56).
"We've got to get the series," Stanton said. "Tonight won't mean much without that."
New York Mets
Stanton homered and had his first four-hit game since 2012, driving in three runs to give Fernandez all the support he needed, and the Miami Marlins beat the New York Mets 7-2.
Miami rocked Jacob deGrom (6-5), who allowed 10 hits and five runs, both season highs, and lasted just 3 2/3 innings in his shortest outing since August.
The longest hit was by Home Run Derby winner Stanton, who put Miami ahead to stay in the third inning when he pulled a two-run homer off the left-field scoreboard above the 401-foot sign. For that he earned a giddy greeting from Fernandez.
"I wanted to punch him hard. I was afraid I was going to hurt my hand, though," Fernandez said. "Every time he comes to bat, you don't know if he's going to hit it 10,000 feet."
Stanton added an RBI single in the fourth and singled in the first and sixth, hiking his average to .241 after a prolonged slump.
"It was a weird vibe in the first couple of innings," Stanton said. "It was kind of back and forth, and who was going to make the bigger punch was going to win the game. Luckily it was us."
Fernandez (12-4) gave up two early runs but went seven innings to match his career high for victories, achieved in his 2013 rookie season. He also had two hits, raising his average to .265, and drove in the first run.
"Even when I was at the plate, I was ready to do whatever it takes to win this game," Fernandez said. Nothing unusual there -- he improved to 26-1 with a 1.47 ERA in 37 starts at Marlins Park.
DeGrom was coming off the first complete game of his career, a one-hit shutout in his last start, but his anticipated pitcher's duel with Fernandez failed to materialize. The right-hander allowed at least two baserunners in every inning he worked, and his ERA rose to 2.73.
"I wasn't very good," deGrom said. "Seemingly everything I threw went down the middle, and I paid for it."
DeGrom's best moment came at the plate, where he doubled to lead off the third, his first extra-base hit since July 2015. He scored on a single by Yoenis Cespedes, and James Loney's sacrifice fly gave the Mets a 2-1 lead.
But that was all they managed against Fernandez. He hit 99 mph in the first inning, and his final pitch was a 98-mph fastball to Cespedes for strike three.
Christian Yelich led off the Miami third with a single, and Stanton dented the scoreboard with a homer that landed between the words BALLS and STRIKES.
"That was one of those pretty ones," manager Don Mattingly said.
"I didn't break any lights," Stanton said, "so that was good."
The homer was Stanton's first since he won the Home Run Derby, and his 21st this year. He has six homers in 10 games against the Mets this season, including three this month off deGrom.
Yelich had three of the Marlins' 16 hits, and Martin Prado drove in two runs.
"Guys did a really good job with deGrom, battling him and making him throw a bunch of pitches," Mattingly said. "We've been good with those type of guys. It's the soft-tossing guys we've had a lot of trouble with."
SUZUKI UPDATE
Miami's Ichiro Suzuki grounded out as a pinch hitter to end the eighth and remained four hits shy of 3,000.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Mets: 1B Lucas Duda (back) visited the team, took swings for the first time since his injury and said he hopes to be ready for a rehab assignment in a couple of weeks. "I feel good. I'm progressing on the right track," said Duda, who hasn't faced pitching yet.
REHAB
Marlins: 2B Dee Gordon went 2 for 13 in his first four games with Triple-A New Orleans as he prepares to return next week from an 80-game suspension for a positive drug test. Mattingly said reports regarding Gordon's progress have been encouraging. "He's swinging the bat good and looks good for a guy who hasn't played in a while," Mattingly said.
UP NEXT
RHP Jose Urena (1-1, 6.23) is scheduled to start Sunday for the Marlins in the rubber game of the series against LHP Steven Matz (7-6, 3.56).
"We've got to get the series," Stanton said. "Tonight won't mean much without that."
7:10PM,EDT,July 23,2016
Marlins Park, Miami, Florida
Marlins Park, Miami, Florida
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jose Fernandez pitching for Miami | NYM | MIA |
| Reyes grounded out to catcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Granderson grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Céspedes walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Loney walked, Céspedes to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jacob deGrom pitching for New York | NYM | MIA |
| Realmuto lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Prado struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Yelich walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Stanton singled to left, Yelich to second, Yelich to third on error by left fielder Céspedes. | 0 | 0 |
| Ozuna grounded out to catcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jose Fernandez pitching for Miami | NYM | MIA |
| Walker struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| d'Arnaud flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Lagares struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jacob deGrom pitching for New York | NYM | MIA |
| Dietrich struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Johnson struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Hechavarría doubled to deep center. | 0 | 0 |
| Fernández singled to left, Hechavarría scored. | 0 | 1 |
| Realmuto singled to center, Fernández to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Prado struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jose Fernandez pitching for Miami | NYM | MIA |
| deGrom doubled to deep right. | 0 | 1 |
| Reyes popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Granderson singled to center, deGrom to third, Granderson to second advancing on throw. | 0 | 1 |
| Céspedes singled to right, deGrom scored, Granderson to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Loney hit sacrifice fly to center, Granderson scored. | 2 | 1 |
| Cabrera grounded out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jacob deGrom pitching for New York | NYM | MIA |
| Yelich reached on infield single to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Stanton homered to left (437 feet), Yelich scored. | 2 | 3 |
| Ozuna doubled to deep right center. | 2 | 3 |
| Dietrich lined out to second. | 2 | 3 |
| Johnson grounded out to third. | 2 | 3 |
| Hechavarría grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jose Fernandez pitching for Miami | NYM | MIA |
| Walker lined out to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| d'Arnaud struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| Lagares struck out looking. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jacob deGrom pitching for New York | NYM | MIA |
| Fernández singled to left. | 2 | 3 |
| Realmuto lined out to right. | 2 | 3 |
| Prado struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| Yelich singled to deep right, Fernández to third. | 2 | 3 |
| Stanton singled to right, Fernández scored, Yelich to second. | 2 | 4 |
| Lugo relieved deGrom. | 2 | 4 |
| De Aza in center field. | 2 | 4 |
| Ozuna walked, Yelich to third, Stanton to second. | 2 | 4 |
| Dietrich walked, Yelich scored, Stanton to third, Ozuna to second. | 2 | 5 |
| Johnson flied out to right. | 2 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jose Fernandez pitching for Miami | NYM | MIA |
| De Aza singled to left. | 2 | 5 |
| Reyes fouled out to third. | 2 | 5 |
| Granderson singled to left, De Aza to second. | 2 | 5 |
| Céspedes singled to center, De Aza to third, Granderson to second. | 2 | 5 |
| Loney flied out to left. | 2 | 5 |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Seth Lugo pitching for New York | NYM | MIA |
| Hechavarría singled to left. | 2 | 5 |
| Fernández sacrificed to first, Hechavarría to second. | 2 | 5 |
| Realmuto grounded out to second, Hechavarría to third. | 2 | 5 |
| Prado singled to left, Hechavarría scored. | 2 | 6 |
| Yelich struck out swinging. | 2 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jose Fernandez pitching for Miami | NYM | MIA |
| Walker grounded out to first. | 2 | 6 |
| d'Arnaud struck out looking. | 2 | 6 |
| Conforto hit for Lugo. | 2 | 6 |
| Conforto singled to right. | 2 | 6 |
| De Aza lined out to second. | 2 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Antonio Bastardo pitching for New York | NYM | MIA |
| Conforto in center field. | 2 | 6 |
| Bastardo relieved Lugo. | 2 | 6 |
| Stanton singled to right. | 2 | 6 |
| Ozuna flied out to right. | 2 | 6 |
| Dietrich grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Stanton out at second. | 2 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jose Fernandez pitching for Miami | NYM | MIA |
| Reyes grounded out to first. | 2 | 6 |
| Granderson popped out to third. | 2 | 6 |
| Céspedes struck out swinging. | 2 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Antonio Bastardo pitching for New York | NYM | MIA |
| Johnson walked. | 2 | 6 |
| Hechavarría flied out to right. | 2 | 6 |
| Rojas hit for Fernández. | 2 | 6 |
| Rojas reached on infield single to second, Johnson to second. | 2 | 6 |
| Realmuto grounded into fielder's choice to third, Rojas out at second, Johnson to third. | 2 | 6 |
| Prado singled to left, Johnson scored, Realmuto thrown out at third. | 2 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Rodney pitching for Miami | NYM | MIA |
| Rodney relieved Fernández. | 2 | 7 |
| Rojas at second base. | 2 | 7 |
| Loney singled to right center. | 2 | 7 |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 2 | 7 |
| Walker struck out swinging. | 2 | 7 |
| d'Arnaud singled to right, Loney to second. | 2 | 7 |
| Conforto hit by pitch, Loney to third, d'Arnaud to second. | 2 | 7 |
| Johnson hit for Bastardo. | 2 | 7 |
| Johnson lined out to right. | 2 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jerry Blevins pitching for New York | NYM | MIA |
| Blevins relieved Bastardo. | 2 | 7 |
| Yelich singled to left. | 2 | 7 |
| Goeddel relieved Blevins. | 2 | 7 |
| Stanton grounded out to second, Yelich to second. | 2 | 7 |
| Ozuna flied out to center. | 2 | 7 |
| Suzuki hit for Rodney. | 2 | 7 |
| Suzuki grounded out to second. | 2 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Nick Wittgren pitching for Miami | NYM | MIA |
| Wittgren relieved Rodney. | 2 | 7 |
| Reyes singled to right. | 2 | 7 |
| Granderson grounded into fielder's choice to second, Reyes out at second. | 2 | 7 |
| Céspedes flied out to left. | 2 | 7 |
| Granderson to second on fielder's indifference. | 2 | 7 |
| Loney grounded out to third. | 2 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
New York Mets
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reyes 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .246 | .290 | .509 |
| Granderson RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .237 | .329 | .447 |
| Céspedes LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | .299 | .371 | .569 |
| Loney 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .288 | .343 | .450 |
| Cabrera SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .263 | .316 | .428 |
| Walker 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .239 | .308 | .409 |
| d'Arnaud C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .246 | .302 | .339 |
| Lagares CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .254 | .307 | .408 |
Lugo P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Conforto PH-CF
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .227 | .303 | .431 |
| deGrom P | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .103 | .188 | .138 |
De Aza CF
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .183 | .260 | .270 |
Bastardo P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Johnson PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .254 | .317 | .376 |
Blevins P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Goeddel P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 36 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 145 | |||
| a-singled to right for S Lugo in the 6th b-lined out to right for A Bastardo in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: deGrom (1, Fernández) RBI: Céspedes (55), Loney (19) SF: Loney Mets RISP: 3-9 (Loney 0-2, Cabrera 0-2, Johnson 0-1, Granderson 1-1, Céspedes 2-2, Reyes 0-1) Team LOB: 11 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Céspedes (4, bobble) DP: 1 (Cabrera-Loney). Outfield Assist: Céspedes (Realmuto at 3rd base). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Marlins Park, Miami, FL |
| Attendance | 26,841 (71.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:09 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ted Barrett, First Base - Toby Basner, Second Base - Angel Hernandez, Third Base - Will Little |
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