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
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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 |
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 |
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