CBS Miami · Aug 5, 2021
Marlins’ Alfaro Gets Big Hit As Miami Beats Mets 4-2, Win Series
MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) – Jorge Alfaro hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning and the Miami Marlins beat the New York Mets 4-2 on Thursday, taking three of four from the sagging NL East leaders.
New York has lost six of eight overall and is 2-4 since its big trade-deadline acquisition, Javier Báez, made his debut. Báez went 0-for-5 with five strikeouts on Thursday and is hitting .160 (4 for 25) with the Mets.
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“Javi is a free swinger. That’s something we know we can probably work on and get better at,” Mets manager Luis Rojas said. “He’s going to be out there taking hacks. It’s a fight between him and the pitcher and those are the type of swings he takes.”