Here are a few impressions from the Marlins 2-1 win over the Mets on Friday night:

1. David Peterson allowed one-run through five innings. He also gave up eight hits, which generated a lot of traffic on the basepaths, but he kept his team in the ball game. Peterson did his job.
2. The Mets are clearly still susceptible to lefties. Marlins starter Jesus Luzardo doled out two hits over 5 and 2/3 innings. The Mets made Luzardo look like a superstar.
3. Something to watch is the Mets inability to steal bases. Starling Marte was thrown out attempting to steal second. In and of itself, that means nothing. But MLB and Theo Epstein are inviting teams to run and boost bases. It’s not the bigger bases that are going to dramatically increase stolen bases. It’s the rule change that allows pitchers only two throws over to first per at-bat that is an overly generous invitation to run. A base stealer will eventually be rewarded for taking an aggressive lead. Unfortunately, the Mets as a whole do not have a penchant for theft. In an attempt to stay healthy, Brandon Nimmo will eschew Theo’s offer of a bigger bag and a bigger lead. (Nimmo has always struggled to steal a bag.)
4. There is always this erroneous belief in baseball that athletes can fairly easily transition from the infield to the outfield. The Marlins are attempting this maneuver with the move of Jazz Chisholm from second base to center field. Presently, Chisholm resembles Michael Jordan when he patrolled the outfield for the Double A Birmingham Barons. Chisholm will improve, but he gifted the leadfooted Daniel Vogelbach a double after taking two steps back on a weakly hit fly ball to right center.
5. Marlins skipper Skip Schumacher earned his first managerial victory.