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Miami 4, NY Mets 2
When: 7:10 PM ET, Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Where: Citi Field, New York, New York
Temperature: 78°
Umpires: Home - Gary Darling, 1B - Paul Emmel, 2B - Scott Barry, 3B - Jerry Meals
Attendance: 28968


Marlins 4, Mets 2: John Buck ripped an opposite-field two-run double to highlight a four-run fourth inning as Miami handed New York its eighth straight home defeat.

Former Met Jose Reyes extended his hitting streak to a career-high 25 games with an infield single in the fourth inning. Carlos Lee increased his hitting streak to 12 games with an RBI single and Giancarlo Stanton added a run-scoring sacrifice fly.

Buck then capped the uprising by depositing a first-pitch curveball from Jonathon Niese (8-6) into the right-field corner. Lee and Austin Kearns came around to score to give Miami a 4-0 lead.

Carlos Zambrano (7-9) pitched 1 1/3 innings of relief to pick up the win.

Andres Torres had an infield single in the third inning to extend his hitting streak to a career-high 12 games. Daniel Murphy led off the fifth inning with a homer and Torres added a two-out single, but the Mets were handcuffed the rest of the way. Steve Cishek struck out a pair in the ninth inning for his seventh save.

Niese fell to 1-5 in his career versus the Marlins after permitting four runs on eight hits in six innings. He has recorded 12 straight starts of working through at least six frames

GAME NOTEBOOK: New York unveiled the logo for the 2013 All-Star Game prior to Tuesday's contest. ... Stanton returned from the disabled list after being sidelined since July 7 following knee surgery. ... The Mets dropped eight straight at home for the first time since Sept. 14-28, 2007. ... 3B Nick Green made his first start for Miami and went 1-for-4.

Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Miami   NY Mets
Wade LeBlanc Player Jon Niese
No Decision W/L Loss
4.0 IP 6.0
4 Strikeouts 4
6 Hits 8
2.25 ERA 6.00
Hitting
Miami   NY Mets
John Buck Player Daniel Murphy
2 Hits 2
2 RBI 1
0 HR 1
3 TB 5
.667 Avg .400
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Miami 9 0 11 .265 11 7 4 1 1 0
NY Mets 9 1 12 .250 16 11 2 4 0 0