NEW YORK (AP) — Connor Norby had three RBIs in the last three innings and the Miami Marlins beat the New York Mets 11-8 on Saturday after squandering a six-run lead.
Juan Soto homered twice for the Mets, who fell behind 8-2 in the third as All-Star lefty David Peterson gave up a career-high eight runs in two-plus innings.
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Miami Marlins' Liam Hicks scores after Agustín Ramírez (50) during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
New York Mets first base coach Antoan Richardson, left, reacts after a home run by Juan Soto, right, during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
New York Mets outfielder Juan Soto (22) misses a ball hit by Miami Marlins' Heriberto Hernández during the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
Miami Marlins' Agustín Ramírez hits double during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
Miami Marlins catcher Agustín Ramírez (50) and pitcher Tyler Phillips celebrate after defeating the New York Mets, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
Mark Vientos hit a three-run homer and Soto launched a solo shot before his two-run drive tied it 8-all in the sixth. New York, however, was unable to complete the comeback.
Francisco Lindor had a leadoff homer for the Mets, who remained five games ahead of Cincinnati for the final National League wild card. New York fell six games behind Philadelphia atop the NL East.
Playing in his second game since returning from a six-week stint on the injured list, Norby lofted a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the seventh off Tyler Rogers (4-5) and added a two-run double against Edwin Díaz two innings later.
Calvin Faucher (4-4) got four outs for the win. Tyler Phillips allowed two baserunners in the ninth before striking out Cedric Mullins for his third save.
Heriberto Hernández had an RBI double in a five-run first against Peterson. Eric Wagaman and Joey Wiemer each provided a two-run double.
Jakob Marsee and Wiemer delivered run-scoring singles for Miami in the third. Wiemer finished with three hits.
Marlins starter Edward Cabrera gave up six runs (five earned) in four innings.
Jeff McNeil led off the Mets seventh with a triple but was stranded when Faucher retired Brett Baty on a grounder, struck out pinch-hitter Starling Marte and got Mullins to line out to left field.
Soto, who reached base in all five plate appearances, became the first player to hit 35 homers in three straight seasons for three different teams. ... The Mets have scored 176 runs and hit 53 homers in August, both franchise records for any month. ... The teams have combined for 58 runs in the first three games of the series.
Marlins RHP Sandy Alcantara (7-11, 5.87 ERA) opposes RHP Kodai Senga (7-5, 2.73) in Sunday’s series finale.
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Miami Marlins' Liam Hicks scores after Agustín Ramírez (50) during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
New York Mets first base coach Antoan Richardson, left, reacts after a home run by Juan Soto, right, during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
New York Mets outfielder Juan Soto (22) misses a ball hit by Miami Marlins' Heriberto Hernández during the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
Miami Marlins' Agustín Ramírez hits double during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
Miami Marlins catcher Agustín Ramírez (50) and pitcher Tyler Phillips celebrate after defeating the New York Mets, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An ailing astronaut returned to Earth with three others on Thursday, ending their space station mission more than a month early in NASA’s first medical evacuation.
SpaceX guided the capsule to a middle-of-the-night splashdown in the Pacific near San Diego, less than 11 hours after the astronauts exited the International Space Station.
“It’s so good to be home,” said NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, the capsule commander.
It was an unexpected finish to a mission that began in August and left the orbiting lab with only one American and two Russians on board. NASA and SpaceX said they would try to move up the launch of a fresh crew of four; liftoff is currently targeted for mid-February.
Cardman and NASA’s Mike Fincke were joined on the return by Japan’s Kimiya Yui and Russia’s Oleg Platonov. Officials have refused to identify the astronaut who had the health problem or explain what happened, citing medical privacy.
While the astronaut was stable in orbit, NASA wanted them back on Earth as soon as possible to receive proper care and diagnostic testing. The entry and splashdown required no special changes or accommodations, officials said, and the recovery ship had its usual allotment of medical experts on board. It was not immediately known when the astronauts would fly from California to their home base in Houston. Platonov’s return to Moscow was also unclear.
NASA stressed repeatedly over the past week that this was not an emergency. The astronaut fell sick or was injured on Jan. 7, prompting NASA to call off the next day’s spacewalk by Cardman and Fincke, and ultimately resulting in the early return. It was the first time NASA cut short a spaceflight for medical reasons. The Russians had done so decades ago.
The space station has gotten by with three astronauts before, sometimes even with just two. NASA said it will be unable to perform a spacewalk, even for an emergency, until the arrival of the next crew, which has two Americans, one French and one Russian astronaut.
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Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov is helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON after they re-entered the earth in a middle-of-the-night splashdown near San Diego, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (NASA via AP)
JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui is helped out of the SpaceX Crew-11 capsule after they re-entered the earth in a middle-of-the-night splashdown near San Diego, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (NASA via AP)
NASA astronaut Mike Fincke is helped out of the SpaceX Crew-11 capsule after they re-entered the earth in a middle-of-the-night splashdown near San Diego, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (NASA via AP)
NASA astronaut Zena Cardman is helped out of the SpaceX Crew-11 capsule after they re-entered the earth in a middle-of-the-night splashdown near San Diego, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (NASA via AP)
This screengrab from video provided by NASA shows the NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 capsule being taken into the recovery vessel after crew members re entered the earth in a middle-of-the-night splashdown near San Diego, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (NASA via AP)
This screengrab from video provided by NASA shows NASA astronaut Mike Fincke getting helped out of the SpaceX Crew-11 capsule after they re-entered the earth in a middle-of-the-night splashdown near San Diego, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (NASA via AP)
This screengrab from video provided by NASA shows NASA Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui being helped out of the SpaceX Crew-11 capsule after they re-entered the earth in a middle-of-the-night splashdown near San Diego, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (NASA via AP)
This screengrab from video provided by NASA shows Russian astronaut Oleg Platonov being helped out of the SpaceX Crew-11 capsule after they re-entered the earth in a middle-of-the-night splashdown near San Diego, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (NASA via AP)
Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, left, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui are seen inside the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON shortly after having landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Long Beach, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (NASA via AP)
This screengrab from video provided by NASA shows NASA astronaut Zena Cardman being helped out of the SpaceX Crew-11 capsule after they re-entered the earth in a middle-of-the-night splashdown near San Diego, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (NASA via AP)
This screengrab from video provided by NASA TV shows the SpaceX Dragon departing from the International Space Station shortly after undocking with four NASA Crew-11 members inside on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (NASA via AP)
This photo provided by NASA shows clockwise from bottom left are, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui gathering for a crew portrait wearing their Dragon pressure suits during a suit verification check inside the International Space Station’s Kibo laboratory module, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (NASA via AP)
This screengrab from video provided by NASA shows recovery vessels approaching the NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 capsule to evacuate one of the crew members after they re-entered the earth in a middle-of-the-night splashdown near San Diego, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (NASA via AP)
This screengrab from video provided by NASA shows the NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 members re entering the earth in a middle-of-the-night splashdown near San Diego, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (NASA via AP)
This screengrab from video provided by NASA shows the NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 members re entering the earth in a middle-of-the-night splashdown near San Diego, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (NASA via AP)
