MIAMI (AP) — Max Meyer threw seven shutout innings of one-hit ball, Liam Hicks homered twice and the Miami Marlins beat the punchless New York Mets 4-1 on Saturday.
Owen Caissie drove in two runs with a double for the Marlins, who have allowed only one run and three hits in each of the first two games of the series. Otto López doubled in the third and leads the majors with 69 hits.
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New York Mets' Mark Vientos (27) is out at second as Miami Marlins second baseman Xavier Edwards, right, throws to first for a double play during the second inning of a baseball game, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
New York Mets starting pitcher Freddy Peralta throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Miami Marlins' Owen Caissie runs after hitting a RBI double to score two runs during the second inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Miami Marlins' Liam Hicks (34) runs the bases after hitting a solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Miami Marlins starting pitcher Max Meyer throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Mark Vientos’ opposite-field single to right in the second was the only hit off Meyer (5-0), the third overall pick in the 2020 amateur draft. The right-hander struck out eight, walked three and hit a batter with a pitch while lowering his ERA to 2.52.
He threw 95 pitches and has permitted just two runs over 25 innings in his last four home starts.
Anthony Bender relieved Meyer and got the next four outs. Andrew Nardi retired Juan Soto for the second out in the ninth before running into a bit of trouble.
Tyrone Taylor had a pinch-hit double, putting a New York runner in scoring position for the first time in the series. Vientos followed with an RBI single that ended a 16-inning scoreless drought. It was the Mets’ first run since Soto hit a solo homer in the first inning Friday night.
Nardi retired A.J. Ewing on a grounder to end it as the Mets (22-30) lost their fourth in five games. They were blanked for the sixth time this season and first since April 26 against Colorado. It was the 14th time they've scored one run or none.
Caissie’s two-run double in the second put the Marlins ahead 2-0. Jakob Marsee drew a one-out walk and Connor Norby singled before Caissie hit a grounder past a diving Vientos at first base.
Hicks connected off Freddy Peralta (3-4) in the third and fifth to give him 11 home runs this season and his first career multi-homer game.
Peralta gave up eight hits and two walks but completed seven innings for the first time since going eight with Milwaukee against Kansas City on April 2, 2025. He struck out a season-best nine on a season-high 108 pitches.
Mets RHP Christian Scott (0-0, 4.12 ERA), still looking for his first career win, starts the series finale Sunday against RHP Tyler Phillips (0-0, 1.20).
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New York Mets' Mark Vientos (27) is out at second as Miami Marlins second baseman Xavier Edwards, right, throws to first for a double play during the second inning of a baseball game, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
New York Mets starting pitcher Freddy Peralta throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Miami Marlins' Owen Caissie runs after hitting a RBI double to score two runs during the second inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Miami Marlins' Liam Hicks (34) runs the bases after hitting a solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Miami Marlins starting pitcher Max Meyer throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Stefany Shaheen, the daughter of retiring U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, won the Democratic primary in New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District.
Shaheen, a former Portsmouth city councilor, emphasized her advocacy for medical research and innovation. She talked about her own daughter’s struggle with Type 1 diabetes and the family’s battles with insurance companies to cover her care.
Shaheen was in a close race with U.S. Marine Corps combat veteran Maura Sullivan. Both aired attack ads. Shaheen accused Sullivan of accepting most of her campaign contributions from out of state, while Sullivan’s ad talked about her opponent’s “fancy last name.”
The Democratic incumbent, U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas, is giving up his seat after four terms to run for the Senate.
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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Republican John E. Sununu and Democrat Chris Pappas will compete for an open U.S. Senate seat in New Hampshire in a race that has emerged as one of a handful around the country that could determine control of the chamber in November.
Sununu, a former U.S. senator, and Pappas, a member of the U.S. House, are vying to replace U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, whose decision not to seek reelection created a cascade of competitive races. Both entered their respective party primaries as strong front-runners and now have just eight weeks to make their case to general election voters.
Republicans view the seat as an opportunity to regain a foothold in a region long dominated by Democrats in Congress. Democrats, meanwhile, need a net gain of four seats to retake the chamber, and keeping New Hampshire in their column is a critical part of that effort.
In other top races, Anthony DiLorenzo won the Republican primary for the 1st Congressional District, while Lily Tang Williams won the GOP primary in the 2nd District, where she’ll face U.S. Rep. Maggie Goodlander, a Democrat seeking a second term.
Still outstanding were the results in the Democratic primary for the 1st District, where the candidates included Shaheen’s daughter, Stefany Shaheen, and retired Marine Maura Sullivan.
Pappas, who is giving up his seat in the 1st Congressional District after four terms, defeated four other candidates, including democratic socialist Karishma Manzur, who had been gaining on him in recent weeks.
Speaking to supporters at his family's restaurant in Manchester, he quickly sought to link Sununu to President Donald Trump, who endorsed Sununu even though Sununu called him “a loser” during the 2024 presidential campaign.
“While New Hampshire families are struggling to make ends meet, John Sununu has thrown his lot in with Donald Trump and supports the policies that cater to big corporations and billionaires while they make life harder for Granite Staters,” said Pappas, whose campaign also quickly posted a negative ad on social media calling Sununu “a sequel we can't afford.”
“We've got to turn the page on Donald Trump's reckless leadership, on corruption, on the rigged economy and on costs, and this is not the time to turn it back to a failed politician from the past," he said at his victory party.
Sununu, who spent six years in the U.S. House and one term in the Senate before being ousted by Shaheen in 2008, called Pappas a career politician who has held office for virtually his entire adult life.
“He’s not an independent voice for New Hampshire,” Sununu said at his victory party at a Manchester ski area. “Chris Pappas has three main qualities: ineffective, partisan and out of touch with New Hampshire.”
Sununu defeated seven other Republicans to win the primary, including former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, who accused him of coasting on his name. Sununu's father and younger brother are both former governors.
Jim Loomis, 83, of Bow, said he backed Brown in 2014 but not on Tuesday because “he never got traction back again.” He acknowledged Sununu had been out of politics for even longer but still voted for him.
“I think what he’s done for work over the years has kept him close enough to what’s going on, and then with his family ties, I just think he’s got a more stable base,” Loomis said.
Stefany Shaheen and Sullivan were the leading candidates among seven seeking the Democratic nomination in the 1st District.
Shaheen is a former city councilor in Portsmouth. She founded a business to help people with chronic medical conditions after one of her daughters was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. She also is part of a bio-tech initiative in New Hampshire to advance regenerative medicine.
Speaking to her supporters Tuesday night while the race remained too early to call, Shaheen said she was campaigning to “take on Donald Trump and his disastrous corruption, his endless war, his attacks on small business with these disastrous tariffs, the skyrocketing costs families are facing in New Hampshire and across the country.” But she also said running against the president wouldn’t be enough, that she would give voters a reason to turn out for the general election.
“We can bring the real change that’s needed, starting with healthcare, starting with Medicare for all,” she said.
Sullivan is a retired Marine and Iraq War veteran who served as an assistant secretary at the Department of Veterans Affairs under President Barack Obama. A vice chair of the New Hampshire Democratic Party, Sullivan ran for the 1st District seat in 2018, losing in an 11-candidate primary to Pappas in his first congressional bid.
She spoke briefly to her supporters Tuesday night, saying the tight race was far from over.
On the Republican side, political newcomer DiLorenzo, who owns a chain of car dealerships and has been endorsed by Trump, won the Republican primary. He defeated three other candidates, including Hollie Noveletsky, a veteran and nurse practitioner who runs a steel fabrication company and ran for the same seat two years ago.
“Our campaign is about prosperity,” DiLorenzo told supporters. “I believe that Washington, D.C., needs more pragmatic businesspeople.”
In the 2nd District, first-term incumbent Goodlander overcame a primary challenge from Paige Beauchemin, a progressive state lawmaker and nurse. Tang Williams, who was the nominee two years ago and was making her third attempt at the seat, won the Republican primary.
In contrast to the all-Democratic congressional delegation, Republicans dominate state government.
Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte defeated two little-known opponents in her primary as she seeks a second two-year term. Cinde Warmington, a healthcare attorney, was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
Voters also were nominating candidates for the entire state Legislature, where Republicans hold a roughly 40-vote majority in the 400-member House and outnumber Democrats in the Senate 16-8.
Accustomed to going first when it comes to presidential primaries, New Hampshire is among the last states to hold state-level primary elections. But legislation passed this year moves future state primaries to the second Tuesday in June.
Camille Coulborn of Chesterfield, N.H., fills out her ballot inside a voting booth in Chesterfield during the New Hampshire State Primaries on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026. (Kristopher Radder/The Brattleboro Reformer via AP)
Republican U.S. Senate nominee John E. Sununu gesturing while addressing supporters in Manchester, N.H., on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, shortly after winning his party's primary election. (AP Photo/Rodrique Ngowi)
Republican U.S. Senate nominee John E. Sununu gesturing while addressing supporters in Manchester, N.H., on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, shortly after winning his party's primary election. (AP Photo/Rodrique Ngowi)
Karishma Manzur, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, talks with a group of potential voters outside Brothers Cortado in Bicentennial Square in Concord, N.H., Friday, July 24, 2026. (Geoff Forester/The Concord Monitor via AP)
Former Sen. John E. Sununu, who is seeking the GOP nomination for his old seat, takes a selfie with supporter Sudie Francouer, in Berlin, N.H., Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Holly Ramer)
Former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, a Republican who previously represented Massachusetts and is making his second run for Senate in New Hampshire, addresses voters at an American Legion hall in Londonderry, New Hampshire, on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Holly Ramer)
FILE - Rep. Chris Pappas, D-N.H., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol, April 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., File)
Former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown listens to a voter in Londonderry, New Hampshire, on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, as he campaigns for the GOP nomination for the state’s open Senate seat. (AP Photo/Holly Ramer)
Former Sen. John E. Sununu, who is running for his old seat nearly 18 years after being ousted, mingles with voters at the Coos County Republican Committee BBQ in Berlin, N.H., Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Holly Ramer)
