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Sanoja, Conine Homer to Help the Marlins Beat the Mets 6-2
On Saturday, the Miami Marlins defeated the New York Mets 6-2 at Citi Field, powered by home runs from Javier Sanoja and Griffin Conine. The victory kept Miami 1 1/2 games behind the Philadelphia Phillies for the final National League playoff spot.
Rookie Zac Thornton allowed four runs in 4.2 innings, his shortest start since his major league debut. An unearned run scored in the first inning after Shortstop Francisco Lindor dropped a ground ball on the exchange.
Amid a 40-year anniversary celebration of the 1986 World Series-winning team, Tyrone Taylor hit his 10th home run in the second inning, providing the Mets' only two runs of the game.
Liam Hicks recorded a pair of RBI singles and Otto Lopez added a sacrifice fly for the Marlins, who rank second in the majors with 122 stolen bases this season.
With Monday's trade deadline approaching, Taylor remains a candidate to be traded by the last-place Mets. Marlins RHP Sandy Alcantara is set to start Sunday's series finale.