Mets Crush Marlins 10‑1 Behind McLean, Soto Grand Slam
NEW YORK (Interstat) — Nolan McLean struck out two over five innings of two-hit ball, Juan Soto belted a grand slam and the New York Mets routed the Miami Marlins 10-1 on Sunday afternoon at Citi Field before a crowd of 40,634.
Miami scored its lone run in the fourth on Owen Caissie’s RBI double. The Mets answered in the bottom half with a two-run single by Luis Torrens, then broke the game open with a five-run sixth inning capped by Soto’s 13th homer. Marcus Semien homered in the second and finished with two hits and two RBIs. David Peterson earned the save with four scoreless innings of one-hit relief, striking out three.
McLean improved to 3-4, bouncing back from two rough outings. John King took the loss for Miami, which managed only three hits. The Mets improved to 26-33, while the Marlins fell to 26-34. The game lasted 2 hours, 56 minutes.