Mets 6, Marlins 5: Ike Davis capped a three-run seventh inning with a tie-breaking RBI double and Daniel Murphy added two hits and three RBIs as visiting New York rallied to snap its three-game losing streak.
David Aardsma (2-0) recorded the final two outs in the sixth for the Mets, who ended a five-game skid against the Marlins with their fourth win in 12 meetings this season. Bobby Parnell worked a scoreless ninth, getting a groundout from Giancarlo Stanton to strand the tying and winning runs for his 21st save.
Murphy sparked the seventh-inning rally with an RBI single. The Mets kept the inning going against A.J. Ramos (3-4), as Marlon Byrd's RBI single tied it and Davis put New York on top with a line drive into the right-field corner.
New York took a 3-0 lead in the third, coming up with four hits - including a two-run single by Murphy and an RBI double from David Wright.
Miami tied it with three in the fourth, getting on the board on Ed Lucas' RBI triple over center fielder Juan Lagares' head and pulling even when shortstop Omar Quintanilla booted a grounder from Jacob Turner, allowing two runs to score. Jeff Mathis hit a tiebreaking two-run double in the sixth, but the Mets rallied in the next half-inning to regain the lead.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Turner allowed three runs on five hits over 6 1/3 innings, while Mets RHP Jeremy Hefner was charged with five runs (three earned) on four hits in 5 1/3 frames. … Wright and Eric Young Jr. each had two hits for New York. … Marlins rookie CF Jake Marisnick went 2-for-3 for the first multihit game of his career.
NY Mets | Miami | |
Jeremy Hefner | Player | Jacob Turner |
No Decision | W/L | No Decision |
5.1 | IP | 6.1 |
4 | Strikeouts | 4 |
4 | Hits | 5 |
5.06 | ERA | 4.26 |
NY Mets | Miami | |
Daniel Murphy | Player | Jake Marisnick |
2 | Hits | 2 |
3 | RBI | 0 |
0 | HR | 0 |
2 | TB | 2 |
.500 | Avg | .667 |