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Major League Baseball
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NY Mets 7, Miami 6
When: 12:40 PM ET, Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Where: Marlins Ballpark, Miami, Florida
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Marvin Hudson, 1B - Jordan Baker, 2B - Tim McClelland, 3B - Jerry Meals
Attendance: 16188

Mets 7, Marlins 6: Pinch hitter Jordany Valdespin belted a three-run homer and John Buck recorded three hits and two RBIs as visiting New York rallied to snap a six-game losing streak.

Valdespin, who led the majors with five pinch-hit homers as a rookie last season, notched his first of 2013 to give the Mets a 5-4 lead in the sixth. Buck’s two-run double extended the lead to 7-4 in the seventh while captain David Wright scored three times and had three hits, including a solo homer, for New York.

Mets starter Dillon Gee (2-4) allowed nine hits and four runs over five innings to get the victory and Bobby Parnell pitched a perfect ninth for his third save. Mets left fielder Lucas Duda let Justin Ruggiano’s single get by him, allowing two runners to score as Miami closed within 7-6 in the seventh off Scott Atchison.

Chris Valaika’s two-run double highlighted a three-run first inning for the Marlins, who saw their three-game win streak end. Wright led off the fourth with a solo blast to left field, but Juan Pierre’s RBI single gave Miami a 4-1 lead in the bottom of the frame.

Marlins starter Wade LeBlanc was one out from finishing six innings with a three-run lead before Marlon Byrd looped an RBI single to right field. Ike Davis followed with a single to end LeBlanc’s day and Valdespin lined 2-2 pitch from losing pitcher A.J. Ramos (0-1) over the right-field fence for his second homer and a 5-4 lead.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Wright is 8-for-13 with a pair of homers in his career against LeBlanc, who allowed four runs and eight hits over 5 2/3 innings to remain winless. … Miami starts its longest road trip of the season in Philadelphia on Friday. The Marlins also face San Diego and the Los Angeles Dodgers on the 11-day, 10-game journey. … Valdespin’s sixth pinch-hit homer already ties him for second in club history.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
NY Mets   Miami
Dillon Gee Player Wade LeBlanc
Win W/L No Decision
5.0 IP 5.2
1 Strikeouts 4
9 Hits 8
7.20 ERA 6.35
Hitting
NY Mets   Miami
John Buck Player Greg Dobbs
3 Hits 2
2 RBI 0
0 HR 0
4 TB 2
.750 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
NY Mets 13 2 21 .333 19 9 7 3 0 2
Miami 13 0 16 .342 14 2 4 2 0 1