NEW YORK (Interstat) — Christian Scott pitched five innings of one-run ball, striking out eight, as the New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins 6-1 on Saturday evening at Citi Field. The attendance was 38,552.

Scott allowed five hits and one earned run in 5.0 innings, improving to 1-0. Tyler Phillips took the loss for Miami, falling to 0-1 after giving up three earned runs on six hits over 5.0 innings.

The Mets broke the game open in the fourth inning. Mark Vientos doubled to left field, driving in Juan Soto and Jared Young. Marcus Semien followed with an RBI single to score Vientos, giving New York a 3-0 lead.

Miami answered in the fifth when Liam Hicks singled to right, scoring Christopher Morel to make it 3-1.

New York added runs in the sixth on Hayden Senger’s solo home run and capped the scoring in the seventh on Juan Soto’s two-run single. Jared Young contributed a solo homer earlier for the Mets.

Huascar Brazobán, Austin Warren, Devin Williams, and Cionel Pérez each pitched a scoreless inning in relief for New York. The Mets outhit Miami 10-6. With the win, New York improved to 25-33, while Miami fell to 26-33. The game lasted 2 hours, 25 minutes.