Sun, 25 August, 4:00PM, at Hyde Park - Kelly
Mets 4, Marlins 3
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Final |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
R |
H |
E |
Marlins |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
Mets |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
4 |
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Seth Grossman singled home Greg Cote in the bottom of the 8th inning as the Mets edged the Marlins, 4-3, and clinched the final playoff berth in the Baystate Conference. Cote had led off the inning with a triple to left-center.
Steve Roberts pitched a gem for the Mets, allowing 1 earned run and 7 hits over 7 innings with 1 walk and 5 Ks. Tim Fortune (6-2) vultured the win by tossing a perfect 8th.
Paul Bracco's home run to left-center gave the Marlins a 3-2 lead in the top of the 5th, but the Mets took advantage of a pair of Marlins errors with 2 outs in the bottom of the 5th to tie the score.
Grossman continued his torrid hitting with 2 hits and 2 RBIs. He is 12-for-his-last-20. Cote also had a pair of hits including the triple.
For the Marlins, Neil Doherty took a tough loss, going the distance and allowing just 4 hits and 1 earned run after the 1st inning. Karl Cyr was 2-for-4 for the Fish. |
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Grossman tallied the game-winner; Roberts (not pictured) went 7 strong; Doherty takes a tough loss |
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