Marlins score four in fifth to beat Mets 5‑2

NEW YORK (Interstat) — Janson Junk allowed three hits and no earned runs over five innings as the Miami Marlins beat the New York Mets 5-2 on Friday at Citi Field.

Miami broke a scoreless tie with four runs in the fifth. Jakob Marsee doubled in Griffin Conine, Joe Mack added a two-run single and Xavier Edwards contributed an RBI single. The Mets answered with a run in the bottom half on A.J. Ewing’s RBI single. Kyle Stowers homered in the sixth, and Francisco Lindor homered in the seventh for the Mets’ final run.

Junk (5-6) struck out four. Pete Fairbanks earned his 16th save. Kodai Senga (0-8) took the loss, allowing three earned runs in four innings. Stowers finished 2-for-4 with a home run and an RBI, while Mack drove in two runs. Lindor went 2-for-3 with a homer and an RBI.

Miami had eight hits and New York had seven. The Marlins improved to 56-55, while the Mets fell to 47-64. Attendance was 33,064, and the game lasted 2:39.