Jason Vargas took the hill, looking for his first good start of the season after a very disappointing start
Asdrubal Cabrera had the early RBI with a Double that drove in Amed Rosario and the Mets led 1-0 in the third.
Vargas gave the Mets exactly what they needed in what was by far his best start of the season. 5 innings of two hit scoreless ball and he struck out 7.
Paul Sewald came in and ran into trouble with two outs and two on in the 6th. Jerry Blevins came in and walked his man to load the bases.
AJ Ramos would get a big strikeout of Derek Dietrich to keep the Marlins scoreless in the 6th.
Wilmer Flores tagged on an RBI Single in the 7th and the Mets had some insurance, a 2-0 lead heading to the 8th.
Mets Pen kept the Marlins scoreless into the 9th when Jeurys Familia came on and closed the game out for his 13th save.
Mets Continue their mid-week series with the Marlins, Zack Wheeler on the hill, First pitch 7:10, Mets on Deck 6:05