Mets Will Themselves to Win

METS 4

MARLINS 1

The Mets had to really fight in order to win this one tonight in Florida, as they continue to struggle in this roadtrip in Miami.

Things, seemed to get off to the right foot, when Jose Reyes lined a double to the left field corner to start the game, but he was tagged out at third as he tried to extend himself for a tripple. It was a stupid baserunning mistake, and it cost the Mets a run, as Nick Evans followed Reyes with his own double. David Wright then doubled in Evans to give New York a 1-0 lead, but it should have been 2-0 if it weren't for Reyes.

Florida tied it quickly; in the bottom of the first, Josh Willingham doubled to center to bring home Jorge Cantu, but that was all the Marlins would get tonight. Oliver Perez was brilliant yet again for New York, and this time in quite fashion. He pitched six innings, surrendering the one run, while walking three and striking out five. Perez is now 7-6 on the year.

The Mets grabbed the lead in the sixth as the struggling Carlos Beltran singled to left to drive home Evans. Still the Mets held on to this small 2-1 lead going into the eighth, against a fiesty Florida Marlin team that could comeback at a moments notice.

Then Carlos Delgado golfed a homerun to centerfield in a terrific at bat to give the Mets a 4-1 lead, and all but ice the ballgame. The Mets maintaim their 1/2 game lead over Philadelphia, and extend their lead over Florida to two games.