Sean Manaea tossed seven solid innings Friday night as the host New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 7-3 in the opener of a three-game series between the National League East rivals.
Jeff McNeil and Brandon Nimmo homered in the fourth inning for the Mets, who won for the second time in seven games to ensure they’d remain no more than two games back of the NL’s third wild card, the Atlanta Braves. The Braves were scheduled to play the Los Angeles Angels late Friday night.