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- Alcantara pitches 7 strong innings and Marlins top Mets 5-1 to take 3 of 4 in series</p>
<p>JERRY BEACH September 1, 2025 at 5:13 AM</p>
<p>1 / 5Marlins Mets BaseballNew York Mets' Mark Vientos reacts after being hit by a pitch from Miami Marlins' Sandy Alcantara during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)</p>
<p>NEW YORK (AP) — Sandy Alcantara pitched seven strong innings, Agustín Ramírez hit a two-run homer and the Miami Marlins defeated the New York Mets 5-1 in a game that got testy Sunday.</p>
<p>The scappy Marlins took three of four from New York after losing their previous seven series. The Mets finished 11-17 in August despite scoring 177 runs and hitting 53 homers — both franchise records for a calendar month.</p>
<p>New York leads Cincinnati by four games in the race for the last National League wild card.</p>
<p>Alcantara (8-11) allowed four hits and struck out six. He carried a shutout into the seventh, when he gave up a leadoff single to Jeff McNeil and plunked Mark Vientos with a pitch. Alcantara and Vientos stared each other down before the benches and bullpens emptied, though no punches were thrown as players milled around the mound.</p>
<p>Alcantara induced a pair of forceouts, the second of which scored McNeil, before striking out Starling Marte to end the inning. The right-hander has a 2.82 ERA in his past eight starts after opening the season with a 7.14 ERA through 19 outings.</p>
<p>Otto Lopez had a first-inning sacrifice fly against Kodai Senga (7-6), who gave up a two-run homer to Ramírez in the third and an RBI single to Heriberto Hernández in the fourth.</p>
<p>Senga allowed five runs in 4 2/3 innings. He has a 5.90 ERA in nine starts since coming off the injured list July 11.</p>
<p>Key moment</p>
<p>Senga retired seven straight batters before Jakob Marsee doubled with two outs in the third. Ramírez followed with his 386-foot homer.</p>
<p>Key stat</p>
<p>Senga has given up at least five runs in two of his last three starts after allowing five or more runs just once in his first 49 major league starts.</p>
<p>Up next</p>
<p>The Mets embark upon their penultimate road trip of the season Monday, when LHP Sean Manaea (1-2, 5.01 ERA) starts against RHP Charlie Morton (9-10, 5.25) and the Detroit Tigers.</p>
<p>The Marlins had not announced a starter for Monday, when they visit Washington. LHP Andrew Alvarez makes his major league debut for the Nationals.</p>
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<p>This story has been corrected to update the won-loss records of both starting pitchers.</p>
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<p>AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb</p>
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