The Mariners’ Ty France (right) celebrates with J.P. Crawford after a game against the Mets on Friday in New York. The Mariners won 2-1. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

The Mariners’ Ty France (right) celebrates with J.P. Crawford after a game against the Mets on Friday in New York. The Mariners won 2-1. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Gonzales, France lift Mariners over Mets

Seattle opens a long road trip with a 2-1 win over New York and ace Max Scherzer.

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NEW YORK — Ty France hit a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning for yet another key hit, and the Seattle Mariners broke through against the Mets bullpen after Max Scherzer tired and beat New York 2-1 Friday night in their first game at Citi Field.

The Mets wore black jerseys on a misty Friday the 13th behind Scherzer, who pitched superbly and left after escaping a seventh-inning jam.

Seattle, which won for just the fourth time in 16 games, went ahead in the eighth after Drew Smith (0-1) walked his first two batters, pinch-hitter Abraham Toro and Adam Frazier.

With the Mets infield shifted for France to pull, he poked a slider on the outside corner down the right-field line. France is 15 for 30 with runners in scoring position this season, the best among qualified batters and far above his .326 average overall.

Paul Sewald (2-1) struck out Starling Marte to strand runners at second and third in the seventh and threw a 1-2-3 eighth in his return to Citi Field, where he pitched for the Mets from 2017-20. The 31-year-old started last season in the minors and revived his career after he was called up by the Mariners in mid-May.

Drew Steckenrider pitched the ninth for his second save, giving the Mariners a win in their first game at the Mets since June 2008 at old Shea Stadium.

After scoring just 40 runs over the previous 15 games, Seattle announced a shakeup of eight roster moves before the game. Jarred Kelenic — acquired from the Mets in the Robinson Canó trade in 2018 — was demoted and Mike Ford and Steven Souza Jr. were inserted for their Mariners debuts.

Scherzer allowed one run and three hits in seven innings with six strikeouts and two walks.

Seattle’s Marco Gonzalez gave up one run and five hits in 6.2 innings with five strikeouts and three walks.

Brandon Nimmo reached on an infield hit leading off the game, Marte doubled and Francisco Lindor hit a sacrifice fly.

Scherzer retired his first 10 batters before hitting France in the back. J.P.Crawford followed with a single to right and Jesse Winker hit a two-out RBI single on a high cutter.

Scherzer screamed at Chad Whitson after the umpire called a ball on a 3-2 changeup at the knees, putting two on with one out in the seventh. Souza hit a one-hop smash to third that Eduardo Escobar gloved to start a 5-4-3 double play.

Tomás Nido drew his first walk of the season in his 54th plate appearance with two outs in the bottom half and Brandon Nimmo hit a broken-bat bloop. Rookie center fielder Julio Rodríguez took a slightly circuitous route and tried for a sliding catch, but the ball kicked off his glove for a double that put runners at second and third. Sewald then fanned Marte.

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