NL: NY METS at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: R Abercrombie hit for A De Aza. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 9 FLORIDA 6 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: R Abercrombie (.205, 2 HR, 5 RBI)</div>
NL: NY METS at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - NY METS 0 0 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 9 13 1 FLORIDA 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 6 10 6 (FINAL) BATTERIES: NYM - PEDRO MARTINEZ, GUILLERMO MOTA (6TH), PEDRO FELICIANO (8TH), JOE SMITH (8TH), SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS (8TH) AND PAUL LO DUCA FLA - SCOTT OLSEN, ROSS WOLF (6TH), HARVEY GARCIA (6TH), MAURO ZARATE (8TH), RENYEL PINTO (9TH) AND MIGUEL OLIVO HOME RUNS: NYM - CARLOS DELGADO (23) OFF HARVEY GARCIA IN THE 7TH, 0 ON FLA - NONE</div>
NL: NY METS at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - NY METS 0 0 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 9 13 1 FLORIDA 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 6 10 6 (FINAL) BATTERIES: NYM - PEDRO MARTINEZ, GUILLERMO MOTA (6TH), PEDRO FELICIANO (8TH), JOE SMITH (8TH), SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS (8TH) AND PAUL LO DUCA FLA - SCOTT OLSEN, ROSS WOLF (6TH), HARVEY GARCIA (6TH), MAURO ZARATE (8TH), RENYEL PINTO (9TH) AND MIGUEL OLIVO WP - PEDRO MARTINEZ (3-0) LP - SCOTT OLSEN (9-15) SAVE - SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS (1) HOME RUNS: NYM - CARLOS DELGADO (23) OFF HARVEY GARCIA IN THE 7TH, 0 ON FLA - NONE TIME: 3:23 ATT: 25,666 PROBABLES: NYM - OLIVER PEREZ (14-9, 3.43) FLA - BYUNG-HYUN KIM (9-7, 6.06)</div>
NL: NY METS at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NY METS (9) VS FLORIDA (6) - FINAL NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 4 1 2 2 2 0 1 .290 L Castillo 2b 5 2 1 1 0 0 1 .275 D Wright 3b 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .317 C Beltran cf 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .277 E Chavez cf 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .284 M Alou lf 4 0 1 1 1 0 5 .341 P Feliciano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 S Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 C Delgado 1b 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 .255 P Lo Duca c 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 .277 L Milledge rf 5 2 0 0 0 1 5 .266 P Martinez p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143 G Mota p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 C Gomez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Totals 39 9 13 7 4 2 20 BATTING: 2B - P Lo Duca (18, S Olsen). HR - C Delgado (23, 7th inning off H Garcia 0 on, 0 Out). S - P Martinez 2. RBI - M Alou (41), L Castillo (16), C Beltran 2 (105), J Reyes 2 (52), C Delgado (81). 2-out RBI - M Alou, L Castillo, C Beltran 2, J Reyes 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Delgado 1, M Alou 2, J Reyes 1, L Milledge 1. GIDP - L Milledge. Team LOB - 10. BASERUNNING: SB - C Gomez (11, 2nd base off R Pinto/M Olivo). CS - C Gomez (3, 3rd base by R Pinto/M Olivo). FIELDING: E - P Lo Duca (9, throw). DP: 1 (J Reyes-L Castillo-C Delgado). FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg H Ramirez ss 4 0 2 3 0 0 1 .334 D Uggla 2b 3 1 0 0 2 3 2 .245 J Hermida rf 5 1 1 0 0 3 3 .286 M Cabrera 3b 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 .325 M Zarate p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 R Pinto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 c-J Wood ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243 J Willingham lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .265 H Garcia p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-A De Aza ph-cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 d-R Abercrombie ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .203 M Jacobs 1b 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 .280 C Ross cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .335 a-A Amezaga ph-cf-3b 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 .265 M Olivo c 3 2 1 1 1 1 3 .237 S Olsen p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .180 R Wolf p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T Linden lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .228 Totals 35 6 10 6 5 14 17 a-struck out swinging for C Ross in the 5th; b-grounded to pitcher for H Garcia in the 7th; c-struck out looking for R Pinto in the 9th; d-struck out swinging for A De Aza in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - M Cabrera 2 (37, P Martinez 2); M Jacobs 2 (26, P Martinez 2); J Hermida (28, P Martinez); H Ramirez (45, P Feliciano). S - S Olsen. SF - H Ramirez. RBI - M Cabrera 2 (111), M Olivo (60), H Ramirez 3 (78). 2-out RBI - M Cabrera, H Ramirez 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Olivo 2, A Amezaga 1, J Willingham 1, J Hermida 1. GIDP - J Willingham. Team LOB - 9. FIELDING: E - M Jacobs 2 (7, catch, ground ball); M Cabrera 2 (22, ground ball 2); H Garcia (1, throw); M Olivo (12, throw). Outfield assists - J Willingham (J Reyes at 2nd base). PB - M Olivo. DP: 1 (D Uggla-H Ramirez-M Jacobs). ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS - 003 320 100 -- 9 FLORIDA - 120 010 020 -- 6 ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era P Martinez (W, 3-0) 5 8 4 3 2 7 0 2.57 G Mota 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.69 P Feliciano 2/3 1 2 2 2 2 0 3.28 J Smith (H, 12) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.24 S Schoeneweis (S, 1) 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 3 0 5.14 FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era S Olsen (L, 9-15) 5 7 8 0 3 1 0 5.88 R Wolf 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.45 H Garcia 1 2/3 3 1 1 0 1 1 2.70 M Zarate 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 R Pinto 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.88 J Smith pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. WP - H Garcia. HBP - C Gomez (by R Pinto). Pitches-strikes: P Martinez 90-54; G Mota 30-17; P Feliciano 21-10; J Smith 5-1; S Schoeneweis 14-11; S Olsen 93-52; R Wolf 4-2; H Garcia 34-23; M Zarate 21-14; R Pinto 11-3. Ground balls-fly balls: P Martinez 4-5; G Mota 2-2; P Feliciano 0-0; J Smith 0-0; S Schoeneweis 1-0; S Olsen 8-5; R Wolf 1-0; H Garcia 1-3; M Zarate 0-3; R Pinto 2-0. Batters faced: P Martinez 25; G Mota 7; P Feliciano 5; J Smith 1; S Schoeneweis 4; S Olsen 28; R Wolf 1; H Garcia 8; M Zarate 5; R Pinto 4. UMPIRES: HP--Adam Dowdy. 1B--Jim Wolf. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Jim Joyce. T--3:23. (Plus rain delay totaling 141 minutes in the 6th). Att--25,666. Weather: 85 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 15 mph, left to right.</div>
NL: NY METS at FLORIDA <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NY METS (9) AT FLORIDA (6) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FLORIDA 1ST: H Ramirez fouled out to catcher. D Uggla walked. J Hermida struck out swinging. M Cabrera doubled to deep left, D Uggla scored. J Willingham struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, FLORIDA 1. FLORIDA 2ND: M Jacobs doubled to deep right center. C Ross flied out to right, M Jacobs to third. M Olivo singled to center, M Jacobs scored. S Olsen sacrificed to catcher, M Olivo to second, M Olivo to third on throwing error by catcher P Lo Duca. H Ramirez hit sacrifice fly to right, M Olivo scored. D Uggla struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) NY METS 0, FLORIDA 3. NY METS 3RD: P Martinez struck out looking. J Reyes singled to left. L Castillo grounded into fielder's choice to first, J Reyes out at second. D Wright safe at first on error by first baseman M Jacobs, L Castillo to third. L Castillo scored, D Wright to second on passed ball by M Olivo. C Beltran safe at second on error by third baseman M Cabrera, D Wright scored. M Alou singled to center, C Beltran scored. C Delgado grounded out to first. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 2 Errors) NY METS 3, FLORIDA 3. NY METS 4TH: P Lo Duca flied out to right. L Milledge safe at first on error by third baseman M Cabrera. P Martinez sacrificed to pitcher, L Milledge to second. J Reyes walked. L Castillo singled to center, L Milledge scored, J Reyes to third. D Wright walked, L Castillo to second. C Beltran singled to left, J Reyes and L Castillo scored, D Wright to third. M Alou grounded into fielder's choice to third, C Beltran out at second. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) NY METS 6, FLORIDA 3. NY METS 5TH: C Delgado fouled out to third. P Lo Duca hit a ground rule double to deep left. L Milledge safe at first on error by first baseman M Jacobs, P Lo Duca to third. P Martinez sacrificed to pitcher, L Milledge to second. J Reyes singled to left, P Lo Duca and L Milledge scored, J Reyes out stretching at second. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) NY METS 8, FLORIDA 3. FLORIDA 5TH: J Hermida hit a ground rule double to deep center. E Chavez in center field. M Cabrera singled to center, J Hermida scored. J Willingham grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, M Cabrera out at second. M Jacobs doubled to deep right. A Amezaga hit for C Ross. A Amezaga struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 8, FLORIDA 4. NY METS 7TH: C Delgado homered to center. P Lo Duca singled to center. L Milledge struck out swinging. P Lo Duca to second on wild pitch by H Garcia. G Mota lined out to center. P Lo Duca safe at third on throwing error by catcher M Olivo. J Reyes flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) NY METS 9, FLORIDA 4. FLORIDA 8TH: P Feliciano relieved G Mota. C Gomez in left field. M Jacobs struck out looking. A Amezaga walked. M Olivo walked, A Amezaga to second. T Linden struck out looking. H Ramirez doubled to deep left center, A Amezaga and M Olivo scored. J Smith relieved P Feliciano. D Uggla walked. S Schoeneweis relieved J Smith. J Hermida struck out looking. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 9, FLORIDA 6.</div>
NL: NY METS at FLORIDA <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NY METS (9) 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, L Milledge RF, P Martinez RHP. Florida Starting Lineups -- H Ramirez SS, D Uggla 2B, J Hermida RF, M Cabrera 3B, J Willingham LF, M Jacobs 1B, C Ross CF, M Olivo C, S Olsen LHP. Umpires -- Adam Dowdy (HP), Jim Wolf (1B), Tim Tschida (2B), Jim Joyce (3B). Gametime Weather: 85 degrees, Cloudy, wind left to right at 15 mph. NY METS 1ST: J Reyes lined out to shortstop. L Castillo grounded out to shortstop. D Wright flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, FLORIDA 0. FLORIDA 1ST: H Ramirez fouled out to catcher. D Uggla walked. J Hermida struck out swinging. M Cabrera doubled to deep left, D Uggla scored. J Willingham struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, FLORIDA 1. NY METS 2ND: C Beltran grounded out to third. M Alou walked. C Delgado grounded into fielder's choice to second, M Alou out at second. P Lo Duca singled to left, C Delgado to second. L Milledge flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, FLORIDA 1. FLORIDA 2ND: M Jacobs doubled to deep right center. C Ross flied out to right, M Jacobs to third. M Olivo singled to center, M Jacobs scored. S Olsen sacrificed to catcher, M Olivo to second, M Olivo to third on throwing error by catcher P Lo Duca. H Ramirez hit sacrifice fly to right, M Olivo scored. D Uggla struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) NY METS 0, FLORIDA 3. NY METS 3RD: P Martinez struck out looking. J Reyes singled to left. L Castillo grounded into fielder's choice to first, J Reyes out at second. D Wright safe at first on error by first baseman M Jacobs, L Castillo to third. L Castillo scored, D Wright to second on passed ball by M Olivo. C Beltran safe at second on error by third baseman M Cabrera, D Wright scored. M Alou singled to center, C Beltran scored. C Delgado grounded out to first. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 2 Errors) NY METS 3, FLORIDA 3. FLORIDA 3RD: J Hermida grounded out to shortstop. M Cabrera doubled to deep left. J Willingham walked. M Jacobs singled to right, M Cabrera to third, J Willingham to second. C Ross struck out looking. M Olivo struck out looking. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, FLORIDA 3. NY METS 4TH: P Lo Duca flied out to right. L Milledge safe at first on error by third baseman M Cabrera. P Martinez sacrificed to pitcher, L Milledge to second. J Reyes walked. L Castillo singled to center, L Milledge scored, J Reyes to third. D Wright walked, L Castillo to second. C Beltran singled to left, J Reyes and L Castillo scored, D Wright to third. M Alou grounded into fielder's choice to third, C Beltran out at second. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) NY METS 6, FLORIDA 3. FLORIDA 4TH: S Olsen popped out to second. H Ramirez flied out to right. D Uggla struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 6, FLORIDA 3. NY METS 5TH: C Delgado fouled out to third. P Lo Duca hit a ground rule double to deep left. L Milledge safe at first on error by first baseman M Jacobs, P Lo Duca to third. P Martinez sacrificed to pitcher, L Milledge to second. J Reyes singled to left, P Lo Duca and L Milledge scored, J Reyes out stretching at second. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) NY METS 8, FLORIDA 3. FLORIDA 5TH: J Hermida hit a ground rule double to deep center. E Chavez in center field. M Cabrera singled to center, J Hermida scored. J Willingham grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, M Cabrera out at second. M Jacobs doubled to deep right. A Amezaga hit for C Ross. A Amezaga struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 8, FLORIDA 4. NY METS 6TH: A Amezaga in center field. R Wolf relieved S Olsen. L Castillo bunt grounded out to catcher. H Garcia relieved R Wolf. T Linden in left field. D Wright grounded out to shortstop. E Chavez singled to center. E Chavez safe at third on throwing error by pitcher H Garcia. M Alou flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) NY METS 8, FLORIDA 4. FLORIDA 6TH: G Mota relieved P Martinez. M Olivo grounded out to shortstop. T Linden flied out to center. H Ramirez singled to left. D Uggla struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 8, FLORIDA 4. NY METS 7TH: C Delgado homered to center. P Lo Duca singled to center. L Milledge struck out swinging. P Lo Duca to second on wild pitch by H Garcia. G Mota lined out to center. P Lo Duca safe at third on throwing error by catcher M Olivo. J Reyes flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) NY METS 9, FLORIDA 4. FLORIDA 7TH: J Hermida struck out swinging. M Cabrera flied out to center. A De Aza hit for H Garcia. A De Aza grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 9, FLORIDA 4. NY METS 8TH: M Zarate relieved H Garcia. A De Aza in center field. A Amezaga at third base. L Castillo flied out to left. D Wright singled to left. E Chavez singled to center, D Wright to second. M Alou flied out to center. C Delgado flied out to center. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 9, FLORIDA 4. FLORIDA 8TH: P Feliciano relieved G Mota. C Gomez in left field. M Jacobs struck out looking. A Amezaga walked. M Olivo walked, A Amezaga to second. T Linden struck out looking. H Ramirez doubled to deep left center, A Amezaga and M Olivo scored. J Smith relieved P Feliciano. D Uggla walked. S Schoeneweis relieved J Smith. J Hermida struck out looking. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 9, FLORIDA 6. NY METS 9TH: R Pinto relieved M Zarate. P Lo Duca singled to left. L Milledge grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, P Lo Duca out at second. C Gomez hit by pitch. C Gomez stole second. J Reyes walked, C Gomez caught stealing third, catcher to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 9, FLORIDA 6. FLORIDA 9TH: J Wood hit for R Pinto. J Wood struck out looking. R Abercrombie hit for A De Aza. R Abercrombie struck out swinging. M Jacobs grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 9, FLORIDA 6.</div>
Mets win, take advantage of Marlins' errors <h3>NY METS 9, FLORIDA 6</h3>MIAMI (Ticker) -- The struggling New York Mets took advantageof some sloppy defense by the Florida Marlins to get amuch-needed win. The Mets scored eight unearned runs on six Florida errors as NewYork defeated the Marlins, 9-6, in a rain-soaked game on Fridaynight. With the win, the Mets (85-68) remained 1 1/2 games ahead of thePhiladelphia Phillies (84-70) in the National League East. ThePhillies had beaten the Washington Nationals, 6-3, on Friday.It was just the second win in their last eight games for theMets, who had a seven-game division lead on September 12. Luis Castillo snapped a 3-3 tie with a two-out, RBI bloop singleto center in the top of the fourth inning and Carlos Beltranand Jose Reyes added two-run singles for New York, which has wonseven of eight games at Dolphin Stadium this year. New York scored three runs in the third inning, three in thefourth and two more in the fifth - all unearned - to erase anearly 3-0 deficit. Marlins first baseman Mike Jacobs madeerrors in the third and fifth inning, and third baseman MiguelCabrera made errors in the third and fourth inning, all of whichproved to be crucial. The Florida miscues made a winner out of Mets starter PedroMartinez (3-0), who surrendered four runs - three earned - infive innings, but did not return after a 2 hour, 21 minute raindelay. He gave up eight hits and two walks but struck outseven. Three relievers bridged the gap to Scott Schoeneweis pitched aperfect 1 1/3 innings with three strikeouts for his first saveof the season. He filled in for regular closer Billy Wagner,who was out with back spasms. Cabrera had three hits and two RBI for the Marlins, who havelost five of six. The Marlins got on the board early when Cabrera doubled to left,scoring Dan Uggla from first to give Florida a 1-0 lead in thefirst inning. They extended the lead to 3-0 in the secondinning on Miguel Olivo's RBI single and Hanley Ramirez'ssacrifice fly. The Mets came back to tie it in the top of the third inning withsome help from the shaky Florida defense. With a runner onsecond and two outs, Marlins first baseman Jacobs dropped thethrow from Ramirez to allow David Wright to reach base. After a passed ball by Olivo scored one run, Beltran reachedwhen his hit went past Cabrera at third base to make the score,3-2. Moises Alou followed with an RBI single to center to tiescore at 3-3. The single extended Alou's hitting streak to 25games, which is a New York Mets franchise record. Martinez got out of a key jam in the bottom of the third to keepthe game tied at 3-3. With the bases loaded and one out,Martinez struck out Cody Ross on a 3-2 pitch and then struck outOlivo looking to end the threat. New York scored two more unearned runs in the top of the fifthafter Jacobs booted a ground ball to first for his second errorof the game. With two outs, Reyes lined a two-run single toleft field to stretch the Mets lead to 8-3. The six errors made by Florida is a franchise record. Carlos Delgado hit his 23rd home run of the season in theseventh inning. Ramirez got the Marlins a little closer when he ripped a two-rundouble to left field in the eighth to make the score, 9-6. Marlins starter Scott Olson (9-15) went five innings and gave upeight runs on seven hits and three walks. It was the23-year-old lefthander's sixth straight loss.
Mets win, take advantage of Marlins errors <h3>NY METS 9, FLORIDA 6</h3>MIAMI (Ticker) -- The struggling New York Mets took advantageof some sloppy defense by the Florida Marlins to get amuch-needed win. The Mets scored eight unearned runs on six errors as the Metsdefeated the Marlins, 9-6, in a rain-soaked game on Fridaynight. With the win, the Mets (85-68) remained 1 1/2 games ahead of thePhiladelphia Phillies (84-70) in the National League East. ThePhillies had beaten the Washington Nationals, 6-3, on Friday.It was just the second win in their last eight games for theMets, who had a seven-game division lead on September 12. "Good teams need to do that," Mets first baseman Carlos Delgadosaid. "They kicked the ball around a bit and we got big hits andtook advantage." Luis Castillo snapped a 3-3 tie with a two-out, RBI bloop singleto center in the top of the fourth inning and Carlos Beltranand Jose Reyes added two-run singles for New York, which has wonseven of eight games at Dolphin Stadium this year. New York scored three runs in the third inning, three in thefourth and two more in the fifth - all unearned - to erase anearly 3-0 deficit. Marlins first baseman Mike Jacobs madeerrors in the third and fifth inning, and third baseman MiguelCabrera made errors in the third and fourth inning, all of whichproved to be crucial. "It's part of the game," Jacobs said. "Those things happen andit's not from lack of effort. You obviously don't want to makethat many errors in the game. We're better than that." The Florida miscues made a winner out of Mets starter PedroMartinez (3-0), who surrendered four runs - three earned - infive innings, but did not return after a 2 hour, 21 minute raindelay. He gave up eight hits and two walks but struck outseven. "I felt pretty good with all the pitches," Martinez said. "I wasmissing a little bit more than normal with the fastball. Ithought a couple of the pitches were close, but I'm notwhining." Three relievers bridged the gap to Scott Schoeneweis pitched aperfect 1 1/3 innings with three strikeouts for his first saveof the season. He filled in for regular closer Billy Wagner,who was out with back spasms. Cabrera had three hits and two RBI for the Marlins, who havelost five of six. The Marlins got on the board early when Cabrera doubled to left,scoring Dan Uggla from first to give Florida a 1-0 lead in thefirst inning. They extended the lead to 3-0 in the secondinning on Miguel Olivo's RBI single and Hanley Ramirez'ssacrifice fly. The Mets came back to tie it in the top of the third inning withsome help from the shaky Florida defense. With a runner onsecond and two outs, Marlins first baseman Jacobs dropped thethrow from Ramirez to allow David Wright to reach base. After a passed ball by Olivo scored one run, Beltran reachedwhen his hit went past Cabrera at third base to make the score,3-2. Moises Alou followed with an RBI single to center to tiescore at 3-3. The single extended Alou's hitting streak to 25games, which is a New York Mets franchise record. "We didn't help ourselves defensively," Marlins manager FrediGonzalez said. "I thought (Olsen) pitched Ok. He didn't get anyhelp. It was just one of those days. I'm glad it's over." Martinez got out of a key jam in the bottom of the third to keepthe game tied at 3-3. With the bases loaded and one out,Martinez struck out Cody Ross on a 3-2 pitch and then struck outOlivo looking to end the threat. "I believe that was the turning point," Martinez said. "Gettingthe key outs in a key situation, I got my teammates motivated.That's what we needed. Not only a turn around for the game, buta turn around for the way we were playing." New York scored two more unearned runs in the top of the fifthafter Jacobs booted a ground ball to first for his second errorof the game. With two outs, Reyes lined a two-run single toleft field to stretch the Mets lead to 8-3. The six errors made by Florida is a franchise record. The Metsmade 10 errors in two games, setting a franchise record onSunday and Monday earlier this week. "Yeah, no doubt (they helped)," Mets manager Willie Randolphsaid. "They (the Marlins) played sloppy. We've given away some(games), so we'll take them." Delgado hit his 23rd home run of the season in the seventhinning. Ramirez got the Marlins a little closer when he ripped a two-rundouble to left field in the eighth to make the score, 9-6. Marlins starter Scott Olsen (9-15) went five innings and gave upeight runs on seven hits and three walks. It was the23-year-old lefthander's sixth straight loss. "After the errors I'm still one pitch away from getting out ofit every inning," Olsen said. "That's my fault. Errors are partof the game, you live with that."
