Marlins Drop Fifth Straight As Mets Complete Series Sweep

Not every Major League debut is sunshine and rainbows. 

Sometimes it’s a harsh realization that the level of competition has risen far beyond that of the Triple-A ranks. 

Josh White’s welcome to the Show moment was being on the wrong end of a Juan Soto grand slam as the New York Mets won 10-1 to complete the sweep over the Miami Marlins on Sunday. 

White gave up five runs on one hit, including a bases-loaded walk, before completing his first Major League inning. Marlins manager Clayton McCullough said during his postgame press conference that White getting to that mound alone is an achievement. 

“Josh is a Major Leaguer forever,” McCullough said. “He earned the chance to come up here, so that part shouldn’t be overshadowed.”

The Marlins (26-34) went from sweeping the Mets at home last weekend and building a season-high four-game winning streak to being swept for the second time this season and falling into a season-high five-game losing streak.

“You either lie down on the mat or you get up and go out and compete tomorrow,” McCullough said. “There’s really no other option in my mind.”

The only run in the game for the Marlins came off the bat of Owen Caissie, an RBI double in the fourth inning. Caissie completed a successful May at the plate, in which he slashed .281/.344/.491 with three home runs and 14 RBI. 

For the Mets, revenge was not a dish but a buffet. Soto’s grand slam in the sixth was the punctuation of their payback.

It started immediately when Carson Benge hit a lead-off home run in the bottom of the first inning. Marcus Semien followed it up with a two-run homer in the second inning to put New York up 3-0. Luis Torrens later drove in two more runs on a single in the fourth inning.

With Janson Junk being scratched and placed on the 15-day Injured List with a shin bone inflammation, the Marlins went with a bullpen day. They used seven pitchers, including infielder Javier Sanoja in the ninth inning. 

McCullough assured reporters that Miami will “have plenty of arms” going into Washington. The Marlins travel to take on the Washington Nationals, looking to bounce back and snap their skid. Sandy Alcantara (3-4, 4.66 ERA) will look to do so. 

“We’re gonna be fine,” McCullough said. “Nobody’s happy right now today, certainly after going through that one and how that finished, but we’ll be fine, and we’ll bounce back tomorrow.”

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