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
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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 |
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 |