MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (Interstat) — Eury Pérez threw 6 1/3 innings of two-hit ball and the Miami Marlins edged the New York Mets 2-1 on Friday at loanDepot Park.

Pérez (3-6) struck out five and allowed one earned run, bouncing back from a rough start. Pete Fairbanks worked a scoreless ninth for his sixth save.

Sean Manaea (0-1) took the loss, allowing four hits and one earned run over 3 2/3 innings. Jonah Tong tossed three hitless innings in relief for the Mets.

Miami scored first in the second inning when Esteury Ruiz came home on Owen Caissie’s groundout. Caissie added an RBI single in the fourth, again scoring Ruiz. The Mets took a 1-0 lead in the first on Juan Soto’s solo home run.

Ruiz went 2 for 3, and Caissie drove in both Miami runs. Soto had two hits for New York, which managed only three hits overall.

Attendance was 17,095, and the game lasted 2 hours, 20 minutes. The Marlins improved to 23-29, while the Mets dropped to 22-29.