TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — Mark Vientos homered and the Mets beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Monday at George Steinbrenner Field.

New York took the lead in the fourth when Bo Bichette scored on Vientos’ double play grounder. Vientos led off the seventh with a solo homer, and Francisco Alvarez later singled home Cristian Pache for a 3-0 lead.

Tampa Bay answered in the eighth on run-scoring singles by Liam Hicks and Chandler Simpson, trimming the deficit to one. Kodai Senga worked a scoreless ninth for his fifth save.

Robert Stock (1-3) earned the win, scattering five hits over 5 1/3 innings with four strikeouts. Ian Seymour (9-6) took the loss, allowing three earned runs in 6 1/3 innings while striking out 10.

The Mets collected 10 hits, while the Rays had nine. The Mets improved to 63-80, and Tampa Bay dropped to 82-56. Attendance was 13,618 and the game lasted 2:38.