Jakob Marsee and Kyle Stowers lead the Marlins to a 5-2 win over the Mets

NEW YORK (AP) — Jakob Marsee snapped a scoreless tie with a two-run double in the fifth inning and Kyle Stowers homered for the second straight night Friday, powering the Miami Marlins to a 5-2 win over the New York Mets.

Marsee and Stowers, both of whom homered Thursday, have combined for five of the Marlins’ seven RBIs in the first two games of the series. Stowers has gone deep four times in Miami’s last six games.

Joe Mack and Xavier Edwards added RBI singles later in the fifth for the Marlins, who began the day 2 1/2 games behind Philadelphia and Arizona for the final two NL playoff spots.

Janson Junk (5-6) earned the win after giving up an unearned run while striking out four over five innings. Pete Fairbanks, the Marlins’ fifth pitcher, threw just seven pitches while earning his 16th save with a perfect ninth.

A.J. Ewing laced an RBI single and Francisco Lindor hit a 392-foot homer — his 150th round-tripper in a Mets uniform — for New York, which began dismantling a last-place team by trading reliever A.J. Minter to the Minnesota Twins earlier Friday.

Another likely trade target, Freddy Peralta, was scratched several hours before Friday’s scheduled start. Kodai Senga (0-8) replaced Peralta and permitted three runs and two hits with four strikeouts over four-plus innings in his first appearance since July 18. Senga is 0-11 in his last 22 games (17 starts) dating to July 11, 2025.

Mets rookie Carson Benge had his eighth three-hit game.

The Mets will celebrate the 40th anniversary of their most recent World Series-winning team Saturday before LHP Zac Thornton (2-1, 2.43 ERA) opposes Marlins RHP Tyler Phillips (2-5, 3.52).

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New York Mets' Francisco Alvarez reacts after striking out during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins Friday, July 31, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

New York Mets pitcher Kodai Senga reacts as he leaves during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins Friday, July 31, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Miami Marlins' Jakob Marsee scores on a single by Joe Mack during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets Friday, July 31, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Miami Marlins' Kyle Stowers runs the bases after hitting a home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets Friday, July 31, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Miami Marlins pitcher Pete Fairbanks, right, celebrates with catcher Joe Mack after a baseball game against the New York Mets Friday, July 31, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

SEATTLE (AP) — Royce Lewis hit a tying home run in the seventh inning and Luke Keaschall smacked a go-ahead double as the surging Minnesota Twins beat the Seattle Mariners 5-3 on Friday night.

Minnesota’s seventh victory in nine games gave the Twins (56-55) a winning record for the first time since April 21, when they were 12-11. They are tied with Cleveland for the final American League playoff spot, and both teams are three games behind the first-place Chicago White Sox in the AL Central.

The skidding Mariners (53-58) have lost three straight and eight of 10 to fall three games behind AL West-leading Houston.

Yoendrys Gómez walked two in the ninth but locked down his 14th save of the season. Kody Funderburk (2-1) tossed 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief after Zebby Matthews struck out a career-high 10 in five innings of three-run ball.

Lewis led off the seventh with a no-doubt drive to left field off left-hander José A. Ferrer (4-2) to make it 3-all. Alan Roden reached on an infield single and, one-out later, Keaschall put the Twins up for good with his RBI double off Eduard Bazardo.

Ryan Jeffers added an insurance run in the eighth. He drove a sweeper from Bazardo into the Twins bullpen for his 10th home run to give Minnesota a 5-3 lead.

Seattle took a 2-0 advantage in the first on a two-out, two-run double by Cal Raleigh off Matthews. A two-run homer by Brooks Lee in the second evened the score before Seattle went back in front 3-2 on a homer by Cole Young.

The Mariners placed third baseman J.P. Crawford on the 10-day injured list with left wrist inflammation and recalled infielder Leo Rivas from Triple-A Tacoma.

The Twins acquired right-hander Dean Kremer from Baltimore and veteran reliever A.J. Minter from the New York Mets in separate trades Friday.

RHP Logan Gilbert (8-6, 3.44 ERA) gets the ball for Seattle on Saturday against Minnesota LHP Connor Prielipp (3-5, 4.73).

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Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh hits a two-run ground-rule double against the Minnesota Twins during the first inning of a baseball game, Friday, July 31, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Seattle Mariners relief pitcher José A. Ferrer looks down as Minnesota Twins' Royce Lewis jogs the bases after hitting a solo home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Friday, July 31, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Zebby Matthews throws against the Seattle Mariners during the first inning of a baseball game, Friday, July 31, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Minnesota Twins' Luke Keaschall hits an RBI double against the Seattle Mariners during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Friday, July 31, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Minnesota Twins' Royce Lewis, right, celebrates with third base coach Ramon Borrego (46) after hitting a solo home run against the Seattle Mariners during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Friday, July 31, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)