Marlins 5 Mets 2 Post Game Notes - 7/31/2026

 

Here are the Post Game Notes for today's 5-2 Mets loss.

A.J. Ewing*  LF 1 for 4; 1 RBI; 1 K; Francisco Lindor#  SS 2 for 3; 1 HR; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 walk; 1 K; Bo Bichette  3B 0 for 4; 1 K; Carson Benge*  RF 3 for 4; 1 double; Luis Robert Jr.  CF 0 for 4; 3 Ks; Jared Young*  1B 1 for 4; 1 K; Brett Baty*  2B 0 for 2; Marcus Semien  PH-2B 0 for 2; 2 Ks; Jorge Polanco  DH 0 for 4; 1 run; 2 Ks; Francisco Alvarez  C 0 for 3; 1 walk; 1 K; Kodai Senga  (L, 0-8) 4 innings; 3 runs; 3 ERs; 2 hits; 2 walks; 4 Ks; Xzavion Curry   5 innings; 2 runs; 2 ERs; 6 hits; 1 HR; 2 Ks; 

Mets: Dropped the second game of their four-game series with the Marlins, 5-2...Have still won four of their last six games and are 7-7 since the All-Star break...Suffered their first loss at Citi Field to Miami this season...Overall, are 4-4 against the Marlins this season...Were held to two or fewer runs for the 41st time this season...Are the most such games in the NL and tied for the second-most games in the majors this season.

Kodai Senga (4.0+ IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, WP): Fired 4.0 innings and allowed three runs while striking out four in his first start since June 23 vs. Chicago-NL...Was his longest outing since he threw 5.0 innings in relief on June 28 vs. Philadelphia...Has recorded at least four strikeouts in six of his last eight appearances.

A.J. Ewing (1-4, RBI): Plated one with an RBI single in the fifth inning...He has recorded a hit in 10 of his last 14 games and collected an RBI in three of his last four contests...His 25 hits in July are the second-most by an NL rookie, only trailing teammate Carson Benge.

Carson Benge (3-4, 2B): Doubled in the fourth inning and singled in the sixth and eighth innings...Marked his eighth three-hit effort of the season...His eight three-hit games are tied for the sixth-most by a Met through their first 106 career games...Has hit safely in eight of his last 10 games, including three multi-hit games...During July, he has slashed .302/.371/.430 (26-86) with 11 runs, five doubles, two home runs and nine RBI...His 26 hits in July are the most by an NL rookie.

Francisco Lindor (2-3, HR, RBI, R, BB): Launched a solo home run to right field in the seventh inning to cut the Mets' deficit to 5-2...Also drew a walk and singled in the fifth...Has reached base in 10 of his last 12 games dating back to July 19...Over that span, he is slashing .333/.444/.689 (15-45) with two doubles, one triple, four homers, 13 RBI, nine walks and a 1.133 OPS...Reached base at least three times for the ninth time this season and four of those instances have occurred over his last 12 games. 

• Recorded his 150th home runs as a Met...Moves past Carlos Beltran for sole possession of seventh on the Mets all-time home run list...Reached the milestone in 812 games, which is the fourth-fastest to reach the mark in franchise history...Only Pete Alonso, Mike Piazza and Darryl Strawberry reached 150 home runs faster.

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