NEW YORK -- The windy weather at Citi Field has hardly shaken the Miami Marlins.
Marcell Ozuna hit a mammoth home run and Adam Conley allowed one hit through five innings to lead Miami over the New York Mets 8-1 on Saturday night.
Christian Yelich crashed into the outfield fence for a fantastic catch that robbed Yoenis Cespedes of extra bases in the eighth. Otherwise, the Marlins breezed to their third consecutive win on another blustery night in Queens.
"I think this is what we expect to do. Certainly no one's surprised," Conley said. "We're just playing baseball the way that we're capable of playing baseball."
Giancarlo Stanton and J.T. Realmuto each got three hits for Miami. Realmuto and Ozuna had two RBI apiece, and Miguel Rojas also drove in a pair of runs with a sacrifice fly and a safety squeeze.
"Felt like a complete game for us," manager Don Mattingly said. "We have that kind of lineup we think that can kind of nick you all over."
After outhitting the Mets 13-3 in this one and outscoring them 15-3 during the first two games of the series, the Marlins will go for a sweep Sunday night on national television. Miami had lost its previous five series against the Mets, who were silenced at the plate by Conley (1-0) once again.
The 26-year-old lefty with the herky-jerky delivery retired his first 11 batters and didn't permit a hit until Lucas Duda homered with two outs in the fifth. Four relievers from Miami's deep bullpen soon followed, and Conley improved to 2-0 with a 1.00 ERA in five career starts against New York.
He's yielded one run over three starts at Citi Field, with 21 strikeouts in 18 innings.
"The cold doesn't really bother me," said Conley, born in Redmond, Washington. "I pitched in weather a whole lot worse than this. So it kind of actually, if anything, felt at home."
Mets rookie Robert Gsellman (0-1) gave up a run in each of the first three innings and was done after five on Fireworks Night.
"I was just out of my mechanics a little bit," Gsellman said. "My sinker was side to side instead of sinking down and that led to a couple hits and a couple runs early in the game."
Leading off the second inning, Ozuna clocked a 94 mph, full-count fastball and sent it soaring more than halfway up the second deck in left field.
Ozuna is the only Marlins player to hit safely in all five games this season, but the home run was his first extra-base hit.
"No one's trying to do too much. Everyone's sticking to their plan, staying in their zone, and it's showing," Stanton said. "We've had good at-bats -- with runners in scoring position, too."
Gsellman has given up only two home runs in 50 2/3 major league innings.
Mets second baseman Neil Walker struck out four times for the first time in his career.
"We're a better offensive team than this," manager Terry Collins said.
CHANGES AT THE TOP
Each team rested its scuffling leadoff man and turned to an unconventional replacement at the top of the lineup. Rojas started at second base instead of Miami speedster Dee Gordon, and Mattingly bumped his catcher (Realmuto) up to the No. 1 spot. In four starts this season, Realmuto has batted in three different slots. He has four straight multi-hit games.
"It's nice, because he can do different things," Mattingly said before the game. "Some guys don't like to get moved around -- J.T. just plays. J.T. doesn't seem to be bothered by anything I do."
On the other side, Mets third baseman Jose Reyes sat at the start in favor of Wilmer Flores. Curtis Granderson, normally New York's cleanup hitter, batted leadoff, a spot he often occupied in previous years. Gordon and Reyes were both double-switched into the game on defense in the seventh.
TOUGH START
Mets reliever Paul Sewald, expecting his parents and fiancee in the stands, gave up singles to the first three batters he faced in his major league debut and was charged with two runs in one-third of an inning. The right-hander was promoted Friday night from Triple-A Las Vegas to provide a fresh arm in the bullpen and caught an early flight Saturday morning.
UP NEXT
Marlins: RHP Edinson Volquez starts the series finale Sunday night. Volquez threw five shutout innings with six strikeouts in his Miami debut, a no-decision on opening day at Washington.
Mets: After an extra day of rest, New York ace Noah Syndergaard is set to take the ball again. Syndergaard fired six scoreless innings in the season opener against Atlanta, but exited with a blister on the middle finger of his pitching hand. The hard-throwing righty has been putting a cream on it. He is 2-0 with a 1.80 ERA and 29 strikeouts over 20 innings in three career starts against Miami.
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Miami Marlins
Marcell Ozuna hit a mammoth home run and Adam Conley allowed one hit through five innings to lead Miami over the New York Mets 8-1 on Saturday night.
Christian Yelich crashed into the outfield fence for a fantastic catch that robbed Yoenis Cespedes of extra bases in the eighth. Otherwise, the Marlins breezed to their third consecutive win on another blustery night in Queens.
"I think this is what we expect to do. Certainly no one's surprised," Conley said. "We're just playing baseball the way that we're capable of playing baseball."
Giancarlo Stanton and J.T. Realmuto each got three hits for Miami. Realmuto and Ozuna had two RBI apiece, and Miguel Rojas also drove in a pair of runs with a sacrifice fly and a safety squeeze.
"Felt like a complete game for us," manager Don Mattingly said. "We have that kind of lineup we think that can kind of nick you all over."
After outhitting the Mets 13-3 in this one and outscoring them 15-3 during the first two games of the series, the Marlins will go for a sweep Sunday night on national television. Miami had lost its previous five series against the Mets, who were silenced at the plate by Conley (1-0) once again.
The 26-year-old lefty with the herky-jerky delivery retired his first 11 batters and didn't permit a hit until Lucas Duda homered with two outs in the fifth. Four relievers from Miami's deep bullpen soon followed, and Conley improved to 2-0 with a 1.00 ERA in five career starts against New York.
He's yielded one run over three starts at Citi Field, with 21 strikeouts in 18 innings.
"The cold doesn't really bother me," said Conley, born in Redmond, Washington. "I pitched in weather a whole lot worse than this. So it kind of actually, if anything, felt at home."
Mets rookie Robert Gsellman (0-1) gave up a run in each of the first three innings and was done after five on Fireworks Night.
"I was just out of my mechanics a little bit," Gsellman said. "My sinker was side to side instead of sinking down and that led to a couple hits and a couple runs early in the game."
Leading off the second inning, Ozuna clocked a 94 mph, full-count fastball and sent it soaring more than halfway up the second deck in left field.
Ozuna is the only Marlins player to hit safely in all five games this season, but the home run was his first extra-base hit.
"No one's trying to do too much. Everyone's sticking to their plan, staying in their zone, and it's showing," Stanton said. "We've had good at-bats -- with runners in scoring position, too."
Gsellman has given up only two home runs in 50 2/3 major league innings.
Mets second baseman Neil Walker struck out four times for the first time in his career.
"We're a better offensive team than this," manager Terry Collins said.
CHANGES AT THE TOP
Each team rested its scuffling leadoff man and turned to an unconventional replacement at the top of the lineup. Rojas started at second base instead of Miami speedster Dee Gordon, and Mattingly bumped his catcher (Realmuto) up to the No. 1 spot. In four starts this season, Realmuto has batted in three different slots. He has four straight multi-hit games.
"It's nice, because he can do different things," Mattingly said before the game. "Some guys don't like to get moved around -- J.T. just plays. J.T. doesn't seem to be bothered by anything I do."
On the other side, Mets third baseman Jose Reyes sat at the start in favor of Wilmer Flores. Curtis Granderson, normally New York's cleanup hitter, batted leadoff, a spot he often occupied in previous years. Gordon and Reyes were both double-switched into the game on defense in the seventh.
TOUGH START
Mets reliever Paul Sewald, expecting his parents and fiancee in the stands, gave up singles to the first three batters he faced in his major league debut and was charged with two runs in one-third of an inning. The right-hander was promoted Friday night from Triple-A Las Vegas to provide a fresh arm in the bullpen and caught an early flight Saturday morning.
UP NEXT
Marlins: RHP Edinson Volquez starts the series finale Sunday night. Volquez threw five shutout innings with six strikeouts in his Miami debut, a no-decision on opening day at Washington.
Mets: After an extra day of rest, New York ace Noah Syndergaard is set to take the ball again. Syndergaard fired six scoreless innings in the season opener against Atlanta, but exited with a blister on the middle finger of his pitching hand. The hard-throwing righty has been putting a cream on it. He is 2-0 with a 1.80 ERA and 29 strikeouts over 20 innings in three career starts against Miami.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Miami - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Gsellman pitching for New York | MIA | NYM |
| Realmuto flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Rojas doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Yelich grounded out to second, Rojas to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Stanton singled to left, Rojas scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Bour lined out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Adam Conley pitching for Miami | MIA | NYM |
| Granderson grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Cabrera lined out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Céspedes struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Robert Gsellman pitching for New York | MIA | NYM |
| Ozuna homered to left (439 feet). | 2 | 0 |
| Dietrich struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| Hechavarria grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Conley struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Adam Conley pitching for Miami | MIA | NYM |
| Flores struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Walker struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Bruce flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Robert Gsellman pitching for New York | MIA | NYM |
| Realmuto tripled to deep center. | 2 | 0 |
| Rojas hit sacrifice fly to center, Realmuto scored. | 3 | 0 |
| Yelich struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Stanton singled to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Stanton to second on wild pitch by Gsellman. | 3 | 0 |
| Bour walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Ozuna flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Adam Conley pitching for Miami | MIA | NYM |
| Duda struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| d'Arnaud grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Gsellman lined out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Robert Gsellman pitching for New York | MIA | NYM |
| Dietrich struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Hechavarria safe at first on error by third baseman Flores. | 3 | 0 |
| Conley struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Realmuto grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Adam Conley pitching for Miami | MIA | NYM |
| Granderson grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Cabrera flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Céspedes walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Flores grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Céspedes out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Robert Gsellman pitching for New York | MIA | NYM |
| Rojas walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Yelich struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| Stanton singled to right center, Rojas to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Bour grounded out to third, Stanton to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Ozuna struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Adam Conley pitching for Miami | MIA | NYM |
| Walker struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Bruce struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Duda homered to left center (404 feet). | 3 | 1 |
| d'Arnaud walked. | 3 | 1 |
| T.J. Rivera hit for Gsellman. | 3 | 1 |
| T.J. Rivera walked, d'Arnaud to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Granderson flied out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Josh Smoker pitching for New York | MIA | NYM |
| Smoker relieved Gsellman. | 3 | 1 |
| Dietrich walked. | 3 | 1 |
| Hechavarria lined out to right. | 3 | 1 |
| Moore hit for Conley. | 3 | 1 |
| Moore struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Realmuto flied out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Brad Ziegler pitching for Miami | MIA | NYM |
| Ziegler relieved Conley. | 3 | 1 |
| Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| Céspedes struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Flores struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Hansel Robles pitching for New York | MIA | NYM |
| Robles relieved Smoker. | 3 | 1 |
| Reyes at third base. | 3 | 1 |
| Rojas walked. | 3 | 1 |
| Yelich grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Rojas out at second. | 3 | 1 |
| Stanton struck out looking. | 3 | 1 |
| Yelich stole second. | 3 | 1 |
| Bour walked. | 3 | 1 |
| Ozuna singled to right, Yelich scored, Bour to third. | 4 | 1 |
| Dietrich popped out to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Barraclough pitching for Miami | MIA | NYM |
| Rojas at third base. | 4 | 1 |
| Barraclough relieved Ziegler. | 4 | 1 |
| Gordon at second base. | 4 | 1 |
| Walker struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| Bruce singled to left center. | 4 | 1 |
| Duda struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| d'Arnaud grounded out to second. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Paul Sewald pitching for New York | MIA | NYM |
| Sewald relieved Robles. | 4 | 1 |
| Hechavarria singled to right. | 4 | 1 |
| Gordon singled to right, Hechavarria to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Realmuto singled to right center, Hechavarria scored, Gordon to third. | 5 | 1 |
| Rojas sacrificed to pitcher, Gordon scored, Realmuto to second. | 6 | 1 |
| Blevins relieved Sewald. | 6 | 1 |
| Yelich flied out to right. | 6 | 1 |
| Stanton intentionally walked. | 6 | 1 |
| Bour struck out looking. | 6 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| David Phelps pitching for Miami | MIA | NYM |
| Phelps relieved Barraclough. | 6 | 1 |
| Reyes struck out swinging. | 6 | 1 |
| Granderson struck out swinging. | 6 | 1 |
| Cabrera singled to right. | 6 | 1 |
| Céspedes flied out to center. | 6 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Rafael Montero pitching for New York | MIA | NYM |
| Montero relieved Blevins. | 6 | 1 |
| Ozuna walked. | 6 | 1 |
| Suzuki hit for Phelps. | 6 | 1 |
| Suzuki singled to right, Ozuna to second. | 6 | 1 |
| Hechavarria reached on infield single to pitcher, Ozuna to third, Suzuki to second. | 6 | 1 |
| Gordon grounded into fielder's choice to first, Ozuna scored, Hechavarria out at second, Suzuki to third. | 7 | 1 |
| Realmuto singled to left, Suzuki scored, Gordon to second. | 8 | 1 |
| Salas relieved Montero. | 8 | 1 |
| Rojas struck out swinging. | 8 | 1 |
| Yelich flied out to left. | 8 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jose Urena pitching for Miami | MIA | NYM |
| Ureña relieved Phelps. | 8 | 1 |
| Suzuki in right field. | 8 | 1 |
| Conforto hit for Salas. | 8 | 1 |
| Conforto grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 1 |
| Walker struck out swinging, Walker safe at first on wild pitch by Ureña. | 8 | 1 |
| Bruce flied out to right. | 8 | 1 |
| Walker to second on fielder's indifference. | 8 | 1 |
| Duda flied out to left. | 8 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Miami Marlins
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Realmuto C | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .556 | .600 | 1.056 |
| Rojas 2B-3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 22 | .286 | .400 | .429 |
| Yelich CF | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | .250 | .280 | .375 |
| Stanton RF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | .333 | .391 | .381 |
Ureña P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Bour 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22 | .118 | .348 | .176 |
| Ozuna LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 22 | .429 | .478 | .571 |
| Dietrich 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | .231 | .412 | .385 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
Phelps P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Suzuki PH-RF
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
| Hechavarria SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .200 | .238 | .200 |
| Conley P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Moore PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .667 | .667 | 1.000 |
Ziegler P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Gordon 2B
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .200 | .238 | .200 |
| Totals | 39 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 194 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for A Conley in the 6th b-singled to right for D Phelps in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Rojas (1, Gsellman) 3B: Realmuto (1, Gsellman) HR: Ozuna (1, 2nd inning off Gsellman 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Stanton (2), Ozuna 2 (6), Rojas 2 (2), Realmuto 2 (6), Gordon (1) S: Rojas SF: Rojas 2-out RBI: Stanton, Ozuna Marlins RISP: 5-15 (Hechavarria 1-1, Rojas 0-1, Ozuna 1-3, Dietrich 0-1, Stanton 1-1, Gordon 0-1, Yelich 0-3, Bour 0-2, Realmuto 2-2) Team LOB: 13 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Yelich (1, 2nd base off Robles/d'Arnaud) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Citi Field, New York, NY |
| Attendance | 33,936 (81% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:25 |
| Weather | 55 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 15 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Gerry Davis, First Base - Tony Randazzo, Second Base - Rob Drake, Third Base - Pat Hoberg |
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