Realmuto, Castro propel Marlins

NEW YORK — J.T. Realmuto and Starlin Castro each hit an RBI single off closer Jeurys Familia in the ninth inning, and the Miami Marlins rallied for a 2-1 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday night.

Jacob deGrom dodged trouble throughout seven scoreless innings and Brandon Nimmo homered in the fifth for the Mets, who carried a slim lead into the ninth. But the Marlins broke through against Familia (2-2), who has four blown saves in 17 chances this season.

After stranding 10 runners over the first eight innings, Miami got a oneout single from pinch-hitter Martin Prado in the ninth. Derek Dietrich followed with a double that left runners at second and third.

Realmuto looped a tying single to center field, but Michael Conforto threw out Dietrich at the plate as Realmuto advanced to second on the play. After an intentional walk to Justin Bour, Castro lined a goahead single to left.

Familia was booed by the crowd of 24,808 and again when he got out of the inning.

Adam Conley (1-0) pitched a scoreless inning and Brad Ziegler worked the ninth for his ninth save, retiring pinch-hitter Wilmer Flores with a runner on second to end it.

Last-place Miami took two of three in a low-scoring series and improved to 2-4 against the Mets this year. Marlins starter Dan Straily allowed four hits in six solid innings, and Miami has won all five of his starts this season.

The lowest-scoring team in the majors, the Marlins are 14-13 since opening the season 5-17. They have won eight of their last 13 games at Citi Field.