NEW YORK — Sandy Alcantara prolonged his shutout streak to 19 innings and pinch-runner Billy Hamilton scored on a throwing error by catcher Tomás Nido within the tenth, sending the Miami Marlins previous the New York Mets 2-0 on Sunday.
Luke Williams added an RBI single for the Marlins, who gained for the eighth time in 11 video games and earned a cut up of the four-game collection. Tanner Scott struck out Francisco Lindor with runners on the corners for his twelfth save.
New York’s lead within the NL East was trimmed to 1 1/2 video games over the defending World Series champion Atlanta Braves — its smallest since April 16. The Mets, who had a ten 1/2-game cushion on June 1, start a three-game collection at Atlanta on Monday evening.
Alcantara, more likely to be chosen to the NL All-Star group later Sunday, allowed six hits in seven innings and lowered his ERA to 1.73. He struck out 4 and walked one.
The right-hander has pitched at the least seven innings in every of his final 12 begins.
Jon Berti had three hits for the second straight recreation and bought his main league-leading twenty seventh stolen base for Miami.
Hamilton was inserted as the automated runner at second base within the tenth, changing Garrett Cooper. With a 1-2 rely on Jesús Aguilar, the speedy Hamilton took off and simply stole third. He scored when Nido’s throw sailed properly over Eduardo Escobar’s head into left subject.
Nido scored the successful run Saturday within the tenth inning on a throwing error by Scott.
Jesús Sánchez and Bryan De La Cruz singled off Tommy Hunter (0-1) earlier than Williams’ single made it 2-0.
Richard Bleier (1-1) labored a hitless ninth for the win.
Taijuan Walker turned in his sixth straight high quality begin for the Mets. The massive right-hander scattered three hits over seven scoreless innings and struck out seven.
Luis Guillorme had three of New York’s seven hits.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Marlins: SS Miguel Rojas collided with Berti in left subject on Lindor’s fourth-inning popup. Rojas dropped to a knee after making the catch. He was checked by supervisor Don Mattingly and an athletic coach however initially remained within the recreation earlier than exiting within the sixth with neck stiffness.
Mets: C James McCann (left indirect) was positioned on the 10-day injured checklist. He was injured Saturday making a sweep tag on the plate. … The group was nonetheless awaiting take a look at outcomes on RF Starling Marte (left groin tightness).
UP NEXT
Marlins: LHP Trevor Rogers (4-7, 5.57 ERA) pitches Monday evening within the opener of a three-game residence collection towards Pittsburgh. Rogers, who completed second in 2021 NL Rookie of the Year voting, has accomplished six innings solely as soon as in 16 begins this season.
Mets: RHP Max Scherzer (5-1, 2.26 ERA) makes his second begin since getting back from an indirect damage. He struck out a season-high 11 in six shutout innings of two-hit ball Tuesday at Cincinnati. Braves LHP Max Fried (9-2, 2.52) has allowed two earned runs or much less in eight of his final 9 begins.