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- Updated: June 4, 2016
10:46 PM ET
MIAMI — The Replace-Mets were the difference for the New York Mets on Friday.
After Wilmer Flores drew a four-pitch walk against Tom Koehler, James Loney delivered a two-run homer on the first pitch from lefty reliever Mike Dunn. The tiebreaking shot in the seventh inning helped fuel the Mets to a 6-2 win against the Miami Marlins in Friday’s series opener.
Rene Rivera added a two-run homer in the ninth to open a four-run cushion.
An 11-year MLB veteran who debuted with the Mets on Tuesday, Loney produced only the 100th homer of his career. He had gone 169 at-bats since his last homer, which came against current teammate Jacob deGrom on Aug. 7, 2015, while playing for the Tampa Bay Rays.
Loney and Flores were starting in …
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