Robert has a 2-run single in the 8th to lift the Mets past the Marlins, 4-2

NEW YORK (AP) — Luis Robert Jr. had a two-run single to cap an eighth-inning rally in the New York Mets' 4-2 victory over the Miami Marlins on Thursday night.

>Bo Bichette doubled off Michael Petersen (1-2) with two outs, and Carson Benge singled and swiped second to set up Robert’s hit — just his fourth in 29 at-bats since he returned to the Mets on July 20 following a three-month stint on the injured list.

>Brooks Raley (5-2), an impending free agent who is a candidate to be traded by the last-place Mets before the deadline Monday, got five outs in the seventh and eighth.

>Devin Williams earned his 16th save by working around Heriberto Hernandez’s leadoff walk in the ninth.

>Francisco Lindor laced a run-scoring single in the sixth for the Mets, who have won four of five — just the third time in the last two months they’ve won at least four times in a five-game span.

>Kyle Stowers and Jakob Marsee each went deep for the Marlins, whose three-game winning streak was halted. Miami, which lost 12 straight prior to sweeping Philadelphia this week, slipped 2 1/2 games behind the idle Phillies and Arizona, who occupy the final two NL playoff spots.

>Mets starter Nolan McLean gave up two runs and struck out six in 6 1/3 innings. He has allowed two earned runs or fewer 10 times in his last 11 starts.

>The Marlins’ Eury Pérez allowed two runs (one earned) with six strikeouts in six innings. He didn’t allow a hit until Marcus Semien singled with two outs in the fifth.

Up nextMarlins RHP Janson Junk (4-6, 4.89 ERA) was set to oppose RHP Freddy Peralta (5-9, 4.99 ERA) on Friday night in what will likely be his final start for New York.

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