Jerar Encarnación slam in debut lifts Marlins over Mets 6-2

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Published June 19, 2022 2:51 PM

By RONALD BLUM
AP Baseball Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — Jerar Encarnación made a spectacular major league debut with a go-ahead, seventh-inning grand slam for his first hit and also threw out a runner at third base from right field, lifting the Miami Marlins over the New York Mets 6-2. A 24-year-old who started with the Marlins in the Dominican Summer League in 2016, Encarnación became the first player since at least 1901 with a grand slam and an outfield assist in his debut. He also stole a base in the ninth inning. Winner Sandy Alcantara allowed six hits in eight innings, struck out eight and walked one.

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