NEW YORK (Interstat) — Eduardo Rivera pitched 3 2/3 scoreless innings and Andruw Monasterio and Masataka Yoshida each hit two-run homers as the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Mets 4-0 on Saturday afternoon at Citi Field.

Rivera allowed one hit and struck out three. Danny Coulombe, Jovani Morán, Justin Slaten and Greg Weissert combined for 5 1/3 innings of relief, allowing two hits and striking out five. Morán earned the win, improving to 2-2. Freddy Peralta, who struck out six, took the loss, falling to 5-8, after giving up two runs on three hits over 4 1/3 innings.

Monasterio homered in the fourth inning, scoring Caleb Durbin. Yoshida added a similar blast in the eighth, also driving in Durbin. Boston collected six hits, while New York managed three. Rivera was named the game’s top performer.

The Red Sox improved to 45-48, the Mets dropped to 40-56. The game, played before 38,371 fans, lasted 2 hours, 57 minutes. Boston has won two straight after taking Friday’s opener 6-2.