Post Game: Mets 6, Marlins 5
The Mets defeated the Marlins by the score of 6-5 at Land Shark Stadium in Miami tonight.
For a full recap and box score, click here.
The Least You Should Know:
The Mets held a 3-0 lead into the fifth inning thanks to a Jeff Francoeur three run home run in the second, but Tim Redding allowed a three run home run to Hanley Ramirez in the bottom of the fifth, and then Redding and the bullpen allowed two more runs to score in the bottom of the seventh inning on a Jorge Cantu opposite field double.
The Mets scored their fourth run in the seventh inning when David Wright struck out on a wild pitch, allowing Brian Schneider to score.
In the ninth inning, the Mets loaded the bases with nobody out against Marlins closer Leo Nunez, and Cory Sullivan hit an opposite field two run single to score Francoeur and Daniel Murphy. After Brian Schneider sacrificed, the Marlins chose to walk Angel Pagan to face Castillo, and Nunez popped him up to shallow left field, and then Wright struck out.
Other Observations and Notes:
All we can ask is that the Mets play the role of spoiler, and they certainly hurt the Marlins chances of winning the Wild Card tonight.
It was great to see this group fight from start to finish – it got ugly in the seventh inning, and so many times this year it has appeared that the team was hanging their heads, but tonight they did not give up and played hard all the way through.
Ramirez owns Redding – he was 10 for 22 coming into today’s action against him and he had two more hits, including the three run home run tonight.
David Wright earned a Golden Sombrero, striking out four times for the second time this season and is now hitting just .224 with 29 strikeouts since returning from the disabled list on September 1.
Up Next:
The Mets will attempt to win this series against the Marlins tomorrow night in Miami with John Maine facing Sean West.
