NEW YORK -- Giancarlo Stanton lost his way for a while. He never lost his prodigious power, though.
Miami's muscular slugger homered twice to match a career high with five RBI and made a crucial play on defense, sending Wei-Yin Chen and the Marlins to a 5-2 victory that snapped the New York Mets' five-game winning streak Tuesday night.
"I'm coming back," said a smiling Stanton, who had three hits to raise his batting average to .226. "It's a long road from here. That's why you don't worry about where you're at on the season stats. Just keep plugging away."
Chen (5-3) tossed seven innings of three-hit ball, spoiling Jose Reyes' return to the Mets in his first major league game since a 59-day domestic violence suspension.
Back with his original team, the speedy switch-hitter received a warm welcome from the Citi Field crowd of 29,477 but went 0 for 4 with a strikeout in his first big league appearance this season. Batting leadoff after getting called up from the minors, Reyes quickly doffed his helmet to cheering fans when he stepped to the plate in the first inning. Some were standing and applauding.
"They showed me a lot of love and I respect that and I just tipped my hat as appreciation," he said. "I didn't know what to expect when I came here today and to see the crowd reaction like that, that was good."
The four-time All-Star shortstop also played a new position, third base, but the ball was never hit his way.
All-Star starter Yoenis Cespedes and pinch-hitter Alejandro De Aza homered for New York.
Mets starter Steven Matz (7-4) sailed into the seventh with a 1-0 lead before first-time All-Star Marcell Ozuna hit a leadoff single. Stanton then lined a 1-2 changeup over the left-center fence to put Miami ahead.
The Mets put two runners on in the bottom half, but Stanton prevented them from tying the game when he charged in to make a sliding catch of Juan Lagares' two-out liner to right field.
Christian Yelich was hit by a pitch with two outs in the eighth and Ozuna singled again before Stanton sent a 3-1 fastball from Erik Goeddel into the second deck in left-center for his 17th home run, making it 5-1.
"He's the most powerful guy in the league," Mets manager Terry Collins said.
It was the slugger's 17th career multihomer game and first since June 9, 2015, at Toronto. Four of those multihomer games have come against the Mets, his most vs. any opponent.
"You feel like he's going to be there," Miami manager Don Mattingly said. "If he gets hot at all, it's going to be a big boost for us."
After slumping through much of a subpar first half, Stanton has started to break out with five homers, 16 RBI and a .324 batting average over his past 17 games.
He hit .118 with two homers and five RBI in his previous 29 games from May 7 to June 15.
"That's what I've been working to get to for a long time now. Just happy that the work finally showed on the field," Stanton said. "I've just been in there doing it over and over again with no results."
Cespedes homered in the fourth, his first at-bat after the Mets put his picture on the big video board to inform fans the slugger had been elected to the National League squad. Cespedes tossed his bat aside after connecting on a drive that clanked off the facing of the second deck in left field.
"I know that Stanton can hit further than me," Cespedes said through a translator.
One night after the Marlins squandered a six-run lead in an 8-6 loss to the Mets, Chen struck out five and walked one before giving way to a pair of All-Star relievers. Fernando Rodney gave up De Aza's first career pinch-hit homer, but A.J. Ramos worked a hitless ninth for his 25th save in 26 chances.
New York had won seven straight at home.
YES AND NO
Though he's not on the All-Star team, a grinning Stanton said he would participate in the Home Run Derby next Monday in San Diego if asked. "Unfortunately, I missed two Home Run Derbies that I was supposed to be in. I've got some catching up to do," he said. "Tell `em to ask." Cespedes, who won the contest in 2013 and 2014, said he'd rather not take part this time.
POWER PLAY
Stanton has six home runs in his last 11 contests at Citi Field. He has 24 career homers against the Mets, fourth-most among active players, and six of his last nine hits vs. New York have been home runs.
FISH FRY
Matz fell to 0-3 in his last seven starts after winning seven straight. He is 5-2 in 10 career outings at Citi Field, with both losses coming against the Marlins this year.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Marlins: 1B Justin Bour went back to Miami for an MRI on his sprained right ankle.
Mets: RHP Jim Henderson (right biceps tendinitis) was tagged for four runs and four hits in one inning of a rehab appearance with Double-A Binghamton against Hartford.
UP NEXT
Marlins LHP Justin Nicolino (2-4, 5.34 ERA) starts the series finale Wednesday afternoon against RHP Jacob deGrom (4-4, 2.62), who halted a 10-start winless streak last Friday against the Chicago Cubs.
Miami Marlins
Miami's muscular slugger homered twice to match a career high with five RBI and made a crucial play on defense, sending Wei-Yin Chen and the Marlins to a 5-2 victory that snapped the New York Mets' five-game winning streak Tuesday night.
"I'm coming back," said a smiling Stanton, who had three hits to raise his batting average to .226. "It's a long road from here. That's why you don't worry about where you're at on the season stats. Just keep plugging away."
Chen (5-3) tossed seven innings of three-hit ball, spoiling Jose Reyes' return to the Mets in his first major league game since a 59-day domestic violence suspension.
Back with his original team, the speedy switch-hitter received a warm welcome from the Citi Field crowd of 29,477 but went 0 for 4 with a strikeout in his first big league appearance this season. Batting leadoff after getting called up from the minors, Reyes quickly doffed his helmet to cheering fans when he stepped to the plate in the first inning. Some were standing and applauding.
"They showed me a lot of love and I respect that and I just tipped my hat as appreciation," he said. "I didn't know what to expect when I came here today and to see the crowd reaction like that, that was good."
The four-time All-Star shortstop also played a new position, third base, but the ball was never hit his way.
All-Star starter Yoenis Cespedes and pinch-hitter Alejandro De Aza homered for New York.
Mets starter Steven Matz (7-4) sailed into the seventh with a 1-0 lead before first-time All-Star Marcell Ozuna hit a leadoff single. Stanton then lined a 1-2 changeup over the left-center fence to put Miami ahead.
The Mets put two runners on in the bottom half, but Stanton prevented them from tying the game when he charged in to make a sliding catch of Juan Lagares' two-out liner to right field.
Christian Yelich was hit by a pitch with two outs in the eighth and Ozuna singled again before Stanton sent a 3-1 fastball from Erik Goeddel into the second deck in left-center for his 17th home run, making it 5-1.
"He's the most powerful guy in the league," Mets manager Terry Collins said.
It was the slugger's 17th career multihomer game and first since June 9, 2015, at Toronto. Four of those multihomer games have come against the Mets, his most vs. any opponent.
"You feel like he's going to be there," Miami manager Don Mattingly said. "If he gets hot at all, it's going to be a big boost for us."
After slumping through much of a subpar first half, Stanton has started to break out with five homers, 16 RBI and a .324 batting average over his past 17 games.
He hit .118 with two homers and five RBI in his previous 29 games from May 7 to June 15.
"That's what I've been working to get to for a long time now. Just happy that the work finally showed on the field," Stanton said. "I've just been in there doing it over and over again with no results."
Cespedes homered in the fourth, his first at-bat after the Mets put his picture on the big video board to inform fans the slugger had been elected to the National League squad. Cespedes tossed his bat aside after connecting on a drive that clanked off the facing of the second deck in left field.
"I know that Stanton can hit further than me," Cespedes said through a translator.
One night after the Marlins squandered a six-run lead in an 8-6 loss to the Mets, Chen struck out five and walked one before giving way to a pair of All-Star relievers. Fernando Rodney gave up De Aza's first career pinch-hit homer, but A.J. Ramos worked a hitless ninth for his 25th save in 26 chances.
New York had won seven straight at home.
YES AND NO
Though he's not on the All-Star team, a grinning Stanton said he would participate in the Home Run Derby next Monday in San Diego if asked. "Unfortunately, I missed two Home Run Derbies that I was supposed to be in. I've got some catching up to do," he said. "Tell `em to ask." Cespedes, who won the contest in 2013 and 2014, said he'd rather not take part this time.
POWER PLAY
Stanton has six home runs in his last 11 contests at Citi Field. He has 24 career homers against the Mets, fourth-most among active players, and six of his last nine hits vs. New York have been home runs.
FISH FRY
Matz fell to 0-3 in his last seven starts after winning seven straight. He is 5-2 in 10 career outings at Citi Field, with both losses coming against the Marlins this year.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Marlins: 1B Justin Bour went back to Miami for an MRI on his sprained right ankle.
Mets: RHP Jim Henderson (right biceps tendinitis) was tagged for four runs and four hits in one inning of a rehab appearance with Double-A Binghamton against Hartford.
UP NEXT
Marlins LHP Justin Nicolino (2-4, 5.34 ERA) starts the series finale Wednesday afternoon against RHP Jacob deGrom (4-4, 2.62), who halted a 10-start winless streak last Friday against the Chicago Cubs.
7:10PM,EDT,July 5,2016
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Steven Matz pitching for New York | MIA | NYM |
| Hechavarría grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Prado grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Yelich grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Wei-Yin Chen pitching for Miami | MIA | NYM |
| Reyes struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Granderson popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Céspedes singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Flores flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Steven Matz pitching for New York | MIA | NYM |
| Ozuna struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Stanton singled to shallow right. | 0 | 0 |
| Johnson singled to left center, Stanton to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Rojas grounded into double play, pitcher to second to first, Johnson out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Wei-Yin Chen pitching for Miami | MIA | NYM |
| Cabrera flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Loney grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Lagares grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Steven Matz pitching for New York | MIA | NYM |
| Mathis lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Chen struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Hechavarría grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Wei-Yin Chen pitching for Miami | MIA | NYM |
| d'Arnaud flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Matz struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Reyes grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Steven Matz pitching for New York | MIA | NYM |
| Prado grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Yelich popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Ozuna walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Stanton struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Wei-Yin Chen pitching for Miami | MIA | NYM |
| Granderson struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Céspedes homered to left center (428 feet). | 0 | 1 |
| Flores flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Cabrera grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Steven Matz pitching for New York | MIA | NYM |
| Johnson grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Rojas flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Mathis grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Wei-Yin Chen pitching for Miami | MIA | NYM |
| Loney grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Lagares flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| d'Arnaud grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Steven Matz pitching for New York | MIA | NYM |
| Chen struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Hechavarría popped out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| Prado singled to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Yelich grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Wei-Yin Chen pitching for Miami | MIA | NYM |
| Matz struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Reyes popped out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Granderson struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Steven Matz pitching for New York | MIA | NYM |
| Ozuna singled to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Stanton homered to left center (436 feet), Ozuna scored. | 2 | 1 |
| Johnson struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Rojas bunt grounded out to first. | 2 | 1 |
| Mathis singled to left. | 2 | 1 |
| Chen struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Wei-Yin Chen pitching for Miami | MIA | NYM |
| Céspedes walked. | 2 | 1 |
| Flores flied out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| Cabrera popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| Loney singled to left center, Céspedes to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Lagares lined out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Erik Goeddel pitching for New York | MIA | NYM |
| Goeddel relieved Matz. | 2 | 1 |
| Hechavarría lined out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| Prado lined out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| Yelich hit by pitch. | 2 | 1 |
| Ozuna singled to left, Yelich to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Stanton homered to left center (424 feet), Yelich and Ozuna scored. | 5 | 1 |
| Johnson lined out to right. | 5 | 1 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Rodney pitching for Miami | MIA | NYM |
| Rodney relieved Chen. | 5 | 1 |
| d'Arnaud grounded out to pitcher. | 5 | 1 |
| De Aza hit for Goeddel. | 5 | 1 |
| De Aza homered to right (378 feet). | 5 | 2 |
| Reyes grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 2 |
| Granderson walked. | 5 | 2 |
| Céspedes grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Granderson out at second. | 5 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Antonio Bastardo pitching for New York | MIA | NYM |
| Bastardo relieved Goeddel. | 5 | 2 |
| Rojas singled to center. | 5 | 2 |
| Mathis sacrificed to first, Rojas to second. | 5 | 2 |
| Gillespie hit for Rodney. | 5 | 2 |
| Rojas stole third. | 5 | 2 |
| Gillespie struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| Hechavarría struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| A.J. Ramos pitching for Miami | MIA | NYM |
| Ramos relieved Rodney. | 5 | 2 |
| Flores lined out to center. | 5 | 2 |
| Cabrera flied out to left. | 5 | 2 |
| Loney walked. | 5 | 2 |
| Johnson hit for Lagares. | 5 | 2 |
| Loney to second on fielder's indifference. | 5 | 2 |
| Johnson popped out to second. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Miami Marlins
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hechavarría SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .245 | .280 | .348 |
| Prado 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .314 | .358 | .396 |
| Yelich LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .314 | .397 | .467 |
| Ozuna CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | .314 | .367 | .547 |
| Stanton RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .226 | .320 | .464 |
| Johnson 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .246 | .293 | .341 |
| Rojas 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .250 | .286 | .298 |
| Mathis C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .188 | .222 | .261 |
| Chen P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Rodney P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Gillespie PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .217 | .245 | .348 |
Ramos P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 138 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for F Rodney in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING HR: Stanton 2 (17, 7th inning off Matz 1 on, 0 Out; 8th inning off Goeddel 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: Stanton 5 (45) S: Mathis 2-out RBI: Stanton 3 GIDP: Rojas Marlins RISP: 1-4 (Gillespie 0-1, Hechavarría 0-1, Rojas 0-1, Stanton 1-1) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Rojas (2, 3rd base off Bastardo/d'Arnaud) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Citi Field, New York, NY |
| Attendance | 29,477 (70.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:33 |
| Weather | 88 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Phil Cuzzi, First Base - Tom Woodring, Second Base - Dan Bellino, Third Base - Tom Hallion |
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