NEW YORK -- After sweeping the Phillies in their last series, the Mets are learning the Marlins aren't a cakewalk.

On Saturday, Miami and New York found themselves in a slugfest at Citi Field. When it was over, it was the Marlins who came out on top, 11-8 , to take the 2-1 lead in the four-game series.

After the Marlins scored five runs in the first inning and three more in the third, the game was tied at 8 going to the top of the seventh inning. With runners on first and third, one out and Mets reliever Tyler Rogers on the mound, Connor Norby gave Miami the lead by hitting a sacrifice fly, scoring Agustín Ramírez.

“With Rogers, he is one of the toughest at-bats for anybody in the big leagues,” Norby said. “He is extremely tough. ... That 83 [mph] feels a lot harder than 83. … I was

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