NL: NY METS at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: S Schoeneweis relieved A Sele. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 7 FLORIDA 6 BOTTOM, 11TH DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: J Hermida (.287, 3-FOR-5, 2 RBI)</div>
NL: NY METS at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL FINAL 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - - - - - - - - - NY METS 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 FLORIDA 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 10 11 R H E -- -- - - - NY METS 0 1 7 11 1 FLORIDA 0 0 6 11 2 (FINAL 11) BATTERIES: NYM - JOHN MAINE, PEDRO FELICIANO (6TH), JORGE SOSA (6TH), GUILLERMO MOTA (7TH), AARON HEILMAN (8TH), BILLY WAGNER (9TH), JOE SMITH (10TH), AARON SELE (11TH), SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS (11TH) AND PAUL LO DUCA FLA - CHRIS SEDDON, MATT LINDSTROM (6TH), RENYEL PINTO (7TH), JUSTIN MILLER (8TH), LEE GARDNER (9TH), HARVEY GARCIA (11TH), DANIEL BARONE (11TH) AND MIGUEL OLIVO HOME RUNS: NYM - PAUL LO DUCA (9) OFF CHRIS SEDDON IN THE 4TH, 1 ON CARLOS DELGADO (24) OFF JUSTIN MILLER IN THE 8TH, 2 ON FLA - DAN UGGLA (31) OFF BILLY WAGNER IN THE 9TH, 0 ON</div>
NL: NY METS at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL FINAL 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - - - - - - - - - NY METS 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 FLORIDA 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 10 11 R H E -- -- - - - NY METS 0 1 7 11 1 FLORIDA 0 0 6 11 2 (FINAL 11) BATTERIES: NYM - JOHN MAINE, PEDRO FELICIANO (6TH), JORGE SOSA (6TH), GUILLERMO MOTA (7TH), AARON HEILMAN (8TH), BILLY WAGNER (9TH), JOE SMITH (10TH), AARON SELE (11TH), SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS (11TH) AND PAUL LO DUCA FLA - CHRIS SEDDON, MATT LINDSTROM (6TH), RENYEL PINTO (7TH), JUSTIN MILLER (8TH), LEE GARDNER (9TH), HARVEY GARCIA (11TH), DANIEL BARONE (11TH) AND MIGUEL OLIVO WP - JOE SMITH (3-1) LP - HARVEY GARCIA (0-1) SAVE - SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS (2) HOME RUNS: NYM - PAUL LO DUCA (9) OFF CHRIS SEDDON IN THE 4TH, 1 ON CARLOS DELGADO (24) OFF JUSTIN MILLER IN THE 8TH, 2 ON FLA - DAN UGGLA (31) OFF BILLY WAGNER IN THE 9TH, 0 ON TIME: 3:59 ATT: 17,130 PROBABLES: CHN - TED LILLY (15-7, 3.78) FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS (9-15, 5.32) PROBABLES: WAS - MATT CHICO (5-9, 4.74) NYM - MIKE PELFREY (3-7, 5.24)</div>
NL: NY METS at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NY METS (7) VS FLORIDA (6) - FINAL IN 11 INNINGS NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 .287 L Castillo 2b 5 0 1 0 1 0 2 .274 D Wright 3b 5 1 2 1 1 0 2 .321 C Beltran cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .278 G Mota p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 c-M Anderson ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .301 A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 d-S Green ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 B Wagner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 e-D Newhan ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .197 A Sele p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 S Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 M Alou lf 6 1 2 1 0 0 2 .340 C Delgado 1b 5 1 2 3 0 1 1 .254 P Lo Duca c 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .276 C Gomez rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .231 J Maine p 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .113 P Feliciano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 a-R Gotay ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 b-J Conine ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .257 E Chavez pr-cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .287 Totals 44 7 11 7 5 3 19 a-hit for J Maine in the 7th; b-walked for R Gotay in the 7th; c-singled to right for G Mota in the 8th; d-grounded to second for A Heilman in the 9th; e-struck out swinging for J Smith in the 11th. BATTING: HR - P Lo Duca (9, 4th inning off C Seddon 1 on, 2 Out), C Delgado (24, 8th inning off J Miller 2 on, 0 Out). S - P Lo Duca. RBI - P Lo Duca 2 (53), M Alou (42), C Delgado 3 (85), D Wright (105). 2-out RBI - P Lo Duca 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Chavez 2, L Castillo 1, J Reyes 1, J Maine 1. Team LOB - 10. BASERUNNING: SB - D Wright (34, 2nd base off H Garcia/M Olivo). FIELDING: E - C Beltran (5, throw). Outfield assists - M Alou (T Linden at Home). FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg H Ramirez ss 6 1 2 0 0 0 2 .333 D Uggla 2b 6 2 3 1 0 1 0 .249 J Hermida rf 6 1 3 2 0 1 1 .286 M Cabrera 3b 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 .322 M Jacobs 1b 4 1 0 0 1 3 3 .277 T Linden lf 4 0 2 2 1 1 1 .241 M Olivo c 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .234 A De Aza cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .209 R Pinto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-J Wood ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 R Abercrombie pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 L Gardner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 c-M Treanor ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 H Garcia p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D Barone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 C Seddon p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 a-R Andino ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .400 M Lindstrom p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 A Amezaga cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Totals 43 6 11 6 4 13 17 a-struck out swinging for C Seddon in the 5th; b-singled to left for J Miller in the 8th; c-grounded to shortstop for L Gardner in the 10th. BATTING: 2B - D Uggla (48, J Maine); T Linden (6, A Heilman). HR - D Uggla (31, 9th inning off B Wagner 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - J Hermida 2 (57), T Linden 2 (11), J Wood (26), D Uggla (85). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Jacobs 1, H Ramirez 1, A De Aza 2. Team LOB - 9. BASERUNNING: SB - T Linden (4, 2nd base off J Maine/P Lo Duca). FIELDING: E - H Ramirez (24, ground ball); D Uggla (10, throw). DP: 1 (M Cabrera). ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS - 000 200 040 01 -- 7 FLORIDA - 002 001 021 00 -- 6 ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era J Maine 5 6 3 3 2 9 0 4.07 P Feliciano 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.26 J Sosa 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.58 G Mota 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.59 A Heilman (H, 22) 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 3.22 B Wagner (B, 5) 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 2.44 J Smith (W, 3-1) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.16 A Sele (H, 1) 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.23 S Schoeneweis (S, 2) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.11 FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era C Seddon 5 3 2 2 2 2 1 6.89 M Lindstrom 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.27 R Pinto (H, 15) 2/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.83 J Miller (B, 3) 1 4 4 4 1 0 1 3.81 L Gardner 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.04 H Garcia (L, 0-1) 1/3 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.48 D Barone 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.30 J Maine pitched to 2 batters in the 6th. WP - R Pinto, J Miller, B Wagner. HBP - A Amezaga (by A Heilman). Pitches-strikes: J Maine 102-64; P Feliciano 7-4; J Sosa 4-4; G Mota 15-10; A Heilman 28-12; B Wagner 27-16; J Smith 12-7; A Sele 3-3; S Schoeneweis 2-1; C Seddon 75-46; M Lindstrom 12-9; R Pinto 17-10; J Miller 32-19; L Gardner 22-15; H Garcia 17-10; D Barone 2-1. Ground balls-fly balls: J Maine 1-4; P Feliciano 0-0; J Sosa 0-2; G Mota 1-2; A Heilman 1-1; B Wagner 1-1; J Smith 2-0; A Sele 1-1; S Schoeneweis 1-0; C Seddon 7-6; M Lindstrom 3-1; R Pinto 1-1; J Miller 2-1; L Gardner 4-2; H Garcia 0-0; D Barone 0-1. Batters faced: J Maine 22; P Feliciano 2; J Sosa 2; G Mota 4; A Heilman 7; B Wagner 5; J Smith 3; A Sele 2; S Schoeneweis 1; C Seddon 22; M Lindstrom 4; R Pinto 3; J Miller 8; L Gardner 8; H Garcia 4; D Barone 1. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Tschida. 1B--Jim Joyce. 2B--Adam Dowdy. 3B--Jim Wolf. T--3:59. Att--17,130. Weather: 85 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, in from right.</div>
NL: NY METS at FLORIDA <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NY METS (7) AT FLORIDA (6) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ny Mets Starting Lineups -- J Reyes SS, L Castillo 2B, D Wright 3B, C Beltran CF, M Alou LF, C Delgado 1B, P Lo Duca C, C Gomez RF, J Maine RHP. Florida Starting Lineups -- H Ramirez SS, D Uggla 2B, J Hermida RF, M Cabrera 3B, M Jacobs 1B, T Linden LF, M Olivo C, A De Aza CF, C Seddon LHP. Umpires -- Tim Tschida (HP), Jim Joyce (1B), Adam Dowdy (2B), Jim Wolf (3B). Gametime Weather: 85 degrees, Cloudy, wind in from right at 9 mph. NY METS 1ST: J Reyes grounded out to third. L Castillo lined out to second. D Wright singled to center. C Beltran flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, FLORIDA 0. FLORIDA 1ST: H Ramirez grounded out to shortstop. D Uggla struck out swinging. J Hermida singled to center. M Cabrera struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, FLORIDA 0. NY METS 2ND: M Alou grounded out to third. C Delgado flied out to left. P Lo Duca safe at first on error by shortstop H Ramirez. C Gomez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, P Lo Duca out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) NY METS 0, FLORIDA 0. FLORIDA 2ND: M Jacobs flied out to center. T Linden walked. M Olivo struck out swinging. T Linden stole second. A De Aza lined out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, FLORIDA 0. NY METS 3RD: J Maine walked. J Reyes bunt grounded out to catcher. L Castillo grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Maine out at second. D Wright grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, L Castillo out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, FLORIDA 0. FLORIDA 3RD: C Seddon struck out swinging. H Ramirez singled to left center. D Uggla doubled to left, H Ramirez to third. J Hermida singled to center, H Ramirez and D Uggla scored, J Hermida to second on throwing error by center fielder C Beltran. M Cabrera lined out to left. M Jacobs struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) NY METS 0, FLORIDA 2. NY METS 4TH: C Beltran singled to left. M Alou flied out to center, C Beltran to second. C Delgado struck out swinging. P Lo Duca homered to left, C Beltran scored. C Gomez safe at second on throwing error by second baseman D Uggla. J Maine struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) NY METS 2, FLORIDA 2. FLORIDA 4TH: T Linden struck out swinging. M Olivo struck out swinging. A De Aza struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, FLORIDA 2. NY METS 5TH: J Reyes bunt grounded out to catcher. L Castillo walked. D Wright flied out to right. C Beltran fouled out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, FLORIDA 2. FLORIDA 5TH: R Andino hit for C Seddon. R Andino struck out swinging. H Ramirez reached on infield single to third, H Ramirez out stretching at second. D Uggla fouled out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, FLORIDA 2. NY METS 6TH: M Lindstrom relieved C Seddon. M Alou grounded out to shortstop. C Delgado flied out to center. P Lo Duca grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, FLORIDA 2. FLORIDA 6TH: J Hermida singled to center. M Cabrera walked, J Hermida to second. P Feliciano relieved J Maine. M Jacobs struck out swinging. T Linden singled to right, J Hermida scored, M Cabrera to second. J Sosa relieved P Feliciano. M Olivo popped out to shortstop. A De Aza flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, FLORIDA 3. NY METS 7TH: C Gomez bunt grounded out to third. R Gotay hit for J Sosa. R Pinto relieved M Lindstrom. A Amezaga in center field. J Conine hit for R Gotay. J Conine walked. E Chavez ran for J Conine. E Chavez to second on wild pitch by R Pinto. J Reyes flied out to center, E Chavez to third. L Castillo grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, FLORIDA 3. FLORIDA 7TH: G Mota relieved J Sosa. E Chavez in center field. A Amezaga fouled out to catcher. H Ramirez flied out to right. D Uggla singled to left center. J Hermida grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, FLORIDA 3. NY METS 8TH: J Miller relieved R Pinto. D Wright walked. M Anderson hit for G Mota. M Anderson singled to right, D Wright to third. M Alou singled to center, D Wright scored, M Anderson to second. C Delgado homered to right center, M Anderson and M Alou scored. P Lo Duca grounded out to second. C Gomez grounded out to shortstop. E Chavez singled to right. E Chavez to second on wild pitch by J Miller. J Reyes flied out to center. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 6, FLORIDA 3. FLORIDA 8TH: A Heilman relieved G Mota. M Cabrera walked. M Jacobs walked, M Cabrera to second. T Linden doubled to deep left, M Cabrera scored, M Jacobs to third. M Olivo grounded out to third. J Wood hit for J Miller. J Wood singled to left, M Jacobs scored, T Linden thrown out at home, J Wood to second advancing on throw. R Abercrombie ran for J Wood. A Amezaga hit by pitch. H Ramirez lined out to third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 6, FLORIDA 5. NY METS 9TH: L Gardner relieved J Miller. L Castillo bunt grounded out to catcher. D Wright grounded out to shortstop. S Green hit for A Heilman. S Green grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 6, FLORIDA 5. FLORIDA 9TH: B Wagner relieved A Heilman. D Uggla homered to left. J Hermida struck out swinging. M Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. M Jacobs struck out swinging, M Jacobs safe at first on wild pitch by B Wagner. T Linden flied out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 6, FLORIDA 6. NY METS 10TH: M Alou singled to left. C Delgado singled to left, M Alou to second. P Lo Duca sacrificed to catcher, M Alou to third, C Delgado to second. C Gomez flied out to right. E Chavez flied out to center. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 6, FLORIDA 6. FLORIDA 10TH: J Smith relieved B Wagner. M Olivo struck out swinging. M Treanor hit for L Gardner. M Treanor grounded out to shortstop. A Amezaga bunt grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 6, FLORIDA 6. NY METS 11TH: H Garcia relieved L Gardner. J Reyes walked. L Castillo singled to shallow left, J Reyes to second. D Wright singled to center, J Reyes scored, L Castillo to third. D Newhan hit for J Smith. D Newhan struck out swinging, D Wright stole second. D Barone relieved H Garcia. M Alou lined into double play, to third, L Castillo doubled off third.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 7, FLORIDA 6. FLORIDA 11TH: A Sele relieved J Smith. H Ramirez grounded out to shortstop. D Uggla lined out to center. S Schoeneweis relieved A Sele. J Hermida grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 7, FLORIDA 6.</div>
NL: NY METS at FLORIDA <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NY METS (7) AT FLORIDA (6) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FLORIDA 3RD: C Seddon struck out swinging. H Ramirez singled to left center. D Uggla doubled to left, H Ramirez to third. J Hermida singled to center, H Ramirez and D Uggla scored, J Hermida to second on throwing error by center fielder C Beltran. M Cabrera lined out to left. M Jacobs struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) NY METS 0, FLORIDA 2. NY METS 4TH: C Beltran singled to left. M Alou flied out to center, C Beltran to second. C Delgado struck out swinging. P Lo Duca homered to left, C Beltran scored. C Gomez safe at second on throwing error by second baseman D Uggla. J Maine struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) NY METS 2, FLORIDA 2. FLORIDA 6TH: J Hermida singled to center. M Cabrera walked, J Hermida to second. P Feliciano relieved J Maine. M Jacobs struck out swinging. T Linden singled to right, J Hermida scored, M Cabrera to second. J Sosa relieved P Feliciano. M Olivo popped out to shortstop. A De Aza flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, FLORIDA 3. NY METS 8TH: J Miller relieved R Pinto. D Wright walked. M Anderson hit for G Mota. M Anderson singled to right, D Wright to third. M Alou singled to center, D Wright scored, M Anderson to second. C Delgado homered to right center, M Anderson and M Alou scored. P Lo Duca grounded out to second. C Gomez grounded out to shortstop. E Chavez singled to right. E Chavez to second on wild pitch by J Miller. J Reyes flied out to center. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 6, FLORIDA 3. FLORIDA 8TH: A Heilman relieved G Mota. M Cabrera walked. M Jacobs walked, M Cabrera to second. T Linden doubled to deep left, M Cabrera scored, M Jacobs to third. M Olivo grounded out to third. J Wood hit for J Miller. J Wood singled to left, M Jacobs scored, T Linden thrown out at home, J Wood to second advancing on throw. R Abercrombie ran for J Wood. A Amezaga hit by pitch. H Ramirez lined out to third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 6, FLORIDA 5. FLORIDA 9TH: B Wagner relieved A Heilman. D Uggla homered to left. J Hermida struck out swinging. M Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. M Jacobs struck out swinging, M Jacobs safe at first on wild pitch by B Wagner. T Linden flied out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 6, FLORIDA 6. NY METS 11TH: H Garcia relieved L Gardner. J Reyes walked. L Castillo singled to shallow left, J Reyes to second. D Wright singled to center, J Reyes scored, L Castillo to third. D Newhan hit for J Smith. D Newhan struck out swinging, D Wright stole second. D Barone relieved H Garcia. M Alou lined into double play, to third, L Castillo doubled off third.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 7, FLORIDA 6.</div>
Mets win in extra innings to increase division lead <h3>NY METS 7, FLORIDA 6 (11 INNINGS)</h3>By Michael Snyder PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer MIAMI (TICKER) -- David Wright drove home the eventual game-winning run in the top of the 11th inning to give the New YorkMets a 7-6 victory over the Florida Marlins on Sunday. It was the third straight win for the Mets after dropping theseries opener. With Washington defeating Philadelphia, 5-3, onSunday, New York (87-68) increased its lead over thePhiladelphia Phillies (85-71) in the National League East to 21/2 games. Jose Reyes walked to open the 11th and Luis Castillo singled,setting the stage for Wright, who singled up the middle offMarlins reliever Harvey Garcia (0-1). Joe Smith (3-1) pitched a scoreless 10th inning to earn the win.Aaron Sele got the first two outs in the bottom of the 11thand Scott Schoeneweis got the final out to record his secondsave of the season. Dan Uggla connected for his 31st homer of the season off Metscloser Billy Wagner in the ninth inning to knot the score at sixand send the game into extra innings. Moises Alou extended his major league best hitting streak to 27games with a single in the eighth inning to tie the score atthree, then Carlos Delgado smacked a three-run homer to give theMets a 6-3 lead. It was Delgado's 24th homer of the season and his 431st careershot which tied Cal Ripken Jr. for 37th on the all-time list. Alou had been tied with Cleveland's Casey Blake for the longeststreak in the majors this year. The 27-game streak is also acareer best for the 41-year-old Alou. Todd Linden's run-scoring single had put the Marlins ahead 3-2in the sixth, but the Marlins' bullpen could not hold the slimadvantage. Jeremy Hermida, who had three hits for Florida, singled to openthe inning and Miguel Cabrera followed with a walk to drive Metsstarter John Maine from the game. Maine allowed three runs andsix hits in five innings. Pedro Feliciano came in to relieve the righthander, who tied acareer high with nine strikeouts, and struck out Mike Jacobsbefore Linden sent a ground ball to right field to scoreHermida. The Mets tied the game at 2-2 in the fourth inning on Paul LoDuca's ninth home run of the season. Lo Duca, one of four ex-Marlins in the Mets' lineup Sunday,drove an 0-1 pitch from rookie starter Chris Seddon over thescoreboard in left with Carlos Beltran aboard. The Marlins took a 2-0 in the third inning with three straighthits off Maine. Hermida did the damage with a two-run single upthe middle that plated Hanley Ramirez and Uggla. Wright, who is 8-for-15 this series, extended his own hittingstreak to 10 games with a single in his first plate appearance. New York arrived in Miami having dropped six of its last eightgames. After Thursday's loss, its lead over Philadelphia, whichhad been seven games on September 12, had shrunk to 1 1/2. The Mets improved to 8-1 in Miami this year. Maine had been 0-2 with a 9.71 ERA in three September starts buthad won both his previous starts at Dolphin Stadium thisseason, while giving up only four runs and six hits over 13innings with 15 strikeouts. Overall, he entered Sunday with one win in his last six starts. Seddon started his third game in the majors. The 23-year-oldlefthander has not pitched beyond the fifth this year. He leftafter throwing 75 pitches and giving up two runs on three hitsin five innings. The Mets play their final seven games at Shea Stadium. Florida (66-90) has dropped seven of its last eight games andentered Sunday tied with Pittsburgh (66-90) for the worst recordin the National League.
Mets win in extra innings to increase division lead <h3>NY METS 7, FLORIDA 6 (11 INNINGS)</h3>By Michael Snyder PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer MIAMI (TICKER) -- David Wright drove home the eventual game-winning run in the top of the 11th inning to give the New YorkMets a 7-6 victory over the Florida Marlins on Sunday. It was the third straight win for the Mets after dropping theseries opener. With Washington defeating Philadelphia, 5-3, onSunday, New York (87-68) increased its lead over thePhiladelphia Phillies (85-71) in the National League East to 21/2 games. Jose Reyes walked to open the 11th and Luis Castillo singled,setting the stage for Wright, who singled up the middle offMarlins reliever Harvey Garcia (0-1). Joe Smith (3-1) pitched a scoreless 10th inning to earn the win.Aaron Sele got the first two outs in the bottom of the 11th andScott Schoeneweis got the final out to record his second saveof the season. "We're making things exciting," Mets center fielder CarlosBeltran said. "Obviously the baseball gods are making us pay a bit," Metsmanager Willie Randolph said. "We have to earn it." Dan Uggla connected for his 31st homer of the season off Metscloser Billy Wagner in the ninth inning to knot the score at6-6 and send the game into extra innings. "I was looking for anything in the zone," Uggla said. "It's thefirst time that I can remember putting a ball in play againsthim." "Only about the 73rd time I've had to feel like this,"Wagner said. "We knew it wasn't going to be easy. Lately,everybody's been picking each other up and finding ways to win." Moises Alou extended his major league best hitting streak to 27games with a single in the eighth inning to tie the score at3-3, then Carlos Delgado smacked a three-run homer to give theMets a 6-3 lead. It was Delgado's 24th homer of the season and his 431st careershot which tied Cal Ripken Jr. for 37th on the all-time list. Alou had been tied with Cleveland's Casey Blake for the longeststreak in the majors this year. The 27-game streak is also acareer best for the 41-year-old Alou. "I feel very good at the plate," Alou said. "I feel like everyday I'm going to have a good game, and it's been like that forthe past month and I feel grateful to feel that way.Unfortunately last week, we didn't win as many games and I washitting the ball good, but you don't get the same satisfaction." Todd Linden's run-scoring single had put the Marlins ahead 3-2in the sixth, but the Marlins' bullpen could not hold the slimadvantage. Jeremy Hermida, who had three hits for Florida, singled to openthe inning and Miguel Cabrera followed with a walk to drive Metsstarter John Maine from the game. Maine allowed three runs andsix hits in five innings. Pedro Feliciano came in to relieve the righthander, who tied acareer high with nine strikeouts, and struck out Mike Jacobsbefore Linden sent a ground ball to right field to scoreHermida. The Mets tied the game at 2-2 in the fourth inning on Paul LoDuca's ninth home run of the season. Lo Duca, one of four ex-Marlins in the Mets' lineup Sunday,drove an 0-1 pitch from rookie starter Chris Seddon over thescoreboard in left with Carlos Beltran aboard. The Marlins took a 2-0 in the third inning with three straighthits off Maine. Hermida did the damage with a two-run single upthe middle that plated Hanley Ramirez and Uggla. Wright, who is 8-for-15 this series, extended his own hittingstreak to 10 games with a single in his first plate appearance. New York arrived in Miami having dropped six of its last eightgames. After Thursday's loss, its lead over Philadelphia, whichhad been seven games on September 12, had shrunk to 1 1/2. The Mets improved to 8-1 in Miami this year. Maine had been 0-2 with a 9.71 ERA in three September starts buthad won both his previous starts at Dolphin Stadium thisseason, while giving up only four runs and six hits over 13innings with 15 strikeouts. Overall, he entered Sunday with one win in his last six starts. Seddon started his third game in the majors. The 23-year-oldlefthander has not pitched beyond the fifth this year. He leftafter throwing 75 pitches and giving up two runs on three hitsin five innings. "It's a tough lineup," Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez said."They keep sending guys up there, and they are tough outs.Moises seemed to be right in the middle of every one of theirrallies." The Mets play their final seven games at Shea Stadium. ' "We're looking forward to it," Randolph said. ''Hopefully, we cancelebrate with our fans.'' The Mets admitted to doing a bit ofscoreboard watching while battling the Marlins. "I was checking the scores, I'm not going to lie to you," Alousaid. "They (the Phillies) finally lost. They've been playingtheir (butts) off and we haven't played our best baseball andthey're still 2 1/2 games out, so that's a good feeling. Florida (66-90) has dropped seven of its last eight games.
