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With catcher J.T. Realmuto back in the lineup, the Miami Marlins rebounded from an ugly loss and looked much more like a major league team. Realmuto homered and drove in four runs in his season debut after coming off the disabled list, leading Jarlin Garcia and the stripped-down Marlins to a 9-1 blowout of the sloppy New York Yankees on Tuesday night. ''They play really hard,'' Miami manager Don Mattingly said about his club. Continue to Article

April 18, 2018 12:16:am EST

Gio Gonzalez has kidded about what makes him so successful at Citi Field - the Latin cuisine in the clubhouse, the jets that fly overhead, the odd angles and neat architecture. Gonzalez won again at his home away from home, Trea Turner kept Washington in gear all game and the Nationals beat the Mets 5-2 Tuesday night. ''Food, I don't know, airplanes,'' Gonzalez said. Continue to Article

April 17, 2018 11:34:pm EST

Things you should know about tonight's game... 1) Zack Wheeler allowed three runs over six innings, but received no help from his offense. The right-hander walked the bases loaded in the first but escaped with the help of a double play. He allowed a single run in the third and two more in the fourth on several soft hits from the Nationals. Wheeler (1-1) scattered seven hits, walked three and struck out two. 2) The Mets scored both of their runs in the fifth on a sacrifice fly by Asdrubal Cabrera and groundout from Yoenis Cespedes. Wilmer Flores, Juan Lagares and Cespedes had two hits apiece for New York, which went 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base. 3) New York Continue to Article

April 17, 2018 10:26:pm EST

Jarlin Garcia escaped trouble in five scoreless innings for his first win as a starting pitcher, and J.T. Realmuto hit a three-run homer in his season debut as the Miami Marlins beat the New York Yankees 9-1 Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium. Six days after tossing six hitless innings in a no-decision against the New York Mets, Garcia (1-0) carried a no-hitter for 4 1/3 innings until Miguel Andujar ended it with a double to left-center field. The left-hander also issued five walks, including three in the first inning, but recorded two big outs against former Marlin Giancarlo Stanton. Continue to Article

April 17, 2018 10:23:pm EST

Mets 1B Dominic Smith is hitting .297/.395/.595 with two HR and five doubles in 10 games (37 at-bats) this season for Triple-A Las Vegas of the Pacific Coast League. Smith, who began the season on the 10-day DL due to a strained right quad that kept him out for the majority of Spring Training, hit .330/.386/.519 with 16 HR in 114 games last season for Las Vegas before making his big league debut. With the Mets in 2017, Smith hit .198/.262/.395 with nine HR in 49 games. The 22-year-old Smith focused on his conditioning during the offseason, losing 30 pounds, but he arrived at Spring Training with no real chance of competing for the first base job with Adrian Gonzalez, as the Mets had promised him the starting role prior to signing him to a minor league deal. Continue to Article

April 17, 2018 4:30:pm EST