Yelich, Stanton homer as Marlins beat Mets

MIAMI — Christian Yelich gave Giancarlo Stanton a playful punch in the arm as they passed each other in the dugout during a comeback celebration, not nearly their hardest hit of the inning.

Yelich and Stanton whacked back-to-back homers to cap a three-run eighth Saturday night, and the Miami Marlins rallied past the New York Mets 5-4.

“Mine was higher,” Yelich said. “His was straight on a line. It was pretty impressive.”

Miami’s Justin Bour and Marcell Ozuna hit consecutive homers in the second inning, a rarity in pitcher-friendly Marlins Park.

“These homers aren’t like cheapies,” manager Don Mattingly said. “You’re going to have to hit them here.”

Four of the Marlins’ six hits were homers. The long balls spoiled a fine outing by the Mets’ Jacob deGrom, who tied a career high with 13 strikeouts in seven innings and allowed two runs, both homers.

“After I gave up those two home runs, I wasn’t very happy and I wanted to strike everybody out,” deGrom said.

He remained without a decision in three starts despite an ERA of 1.89.

Miami’s Giancarlo Stanton hits a home run during the eighth inning of Saturday’s game against the New York Mets in Miami.

Miami trailed 4-2 when Miguel Rojas walked with two out in the eighth against Fernando Salas (01). Yelich followed with his second homer of the year, pulling a 3-1 pitch into the upper deck, and Stanton’s third homer came on a 3-2 delivery and landed in the center field hedge.

“We can hang with anybody,” Stanton said. “We know that. That’s a very tough team over there, one of the best in the National League. So are we.”

The homers came on fastballs as Salas tried to avoid walks.

“I just fell behind on the count,” he said. “I felt bad for the team. They played hard every inning, and I couldn’t come through late for them.”

Miami’s A.J. Ramos pitched a perfect ninth for his second save. It was the third consecutive onerun game in the series, with the Marlins winning the past two after losing in 16 innings. Wilfredo Lee / The Associated Press

“A lot of good things are happening,” Mattingly said. “It’s going to be a fun summer.”

Curtis Granderson hit an RBI triple off Adam Conley and came home on a sacrifice fly as the Mets scored twice in the seventh.

Asdrubal Cabrera’s solo homer in the eighth against Junichi Tazawa (1-0) put New York ahead 4-2. The Mets have homered in 11 consecutive games and came into the game leading the majors with 21 home runs.