Marlins 4, Mets 1: Mets lineup controlled by Max Meyer

MIAMI, FLORIDA - MAY 23: Mark Vientos #27 of the New York Mets throws the ball to home for an out after fumbling a ground ball against the Miami Marlins during the fifth inning at loanDepot park on May 23, 2026 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images) | Getty Images The New York Mets’ struggles against the Miami Marlins continued Saturday afternoon in a 4-1 loss, as the Mets couldn’t get anything going against Miami’s starting pitcher Max Meyer. Meyer pitched seven scoreless innings with eight strikeouts and gave up just one hit as the Mets failed to get a runner into scoring position against the right-hander.

Meyer is in the midst of a breakout year, recording his fourth scoreless outing of the season, and New York is 2-8 in their last 10 games against Miami. The Mets’ lone run came with two outs in the ninth inning when Tyrone Taylor hit a pinch-hit double, followed by an RBI single from Mark Vientos. Taylor’s double represented the first runner in scoring position for the Mets since the ninth inning of Thursday’s 2-1 win against the Nationals.

The Mets had Freddy Peralta on the bump to start the game, but he was unable to match Meyer’s dominance despite getting an extra day of rest entering the game. Peralta gave up two solo home runs to Marlins cleanup hitter Liam Hicks, while completing a season-high seven innings to go with a season-high nine strikeouts. Ultimately, Peralta was let down by an offense that has recorded two runs and six hits in its last two games.

Peralta got through the first inning on six pitches, but ran into trouble in the second. He walked Jakob Marsee on four pitches, then gave up a single to Connor Norby. Juan Soto threw to third base rather than to the cutoff man in a failed attempt to throw out Marsee, allowing Norby to advance to second.