The Florida Marlins got a tough win over the New York Mets yesterday at Landshark Stadium with the Marlins picking up the W 10 to 8. You don’t often see such high scoring games, and anyone with Marlins tickets sure got their money’s worth. This high-scoring game saw the teams combine for a whopping 18 runs! Talk about excitement!
Marlins pitcher Ricky Nolasco (3.59 ERA) got the win, while Jonathon Niese (4.79 ERA) took the loss for the Mets. Ricky Nolasco went 6 innings for the Marlins, allowed 6 hits, no home runs and 2 earned runs with 2 walks and 3 strikeouts. Also pitching for the Marlins was Chris Leroux (6.43), Dan Meyer (14.73), and Burke Badenhop (5.49). The Mets’s starter Jonathon Niese went 2 innings, allowed 4 hits, no home runs and 2 earned runs with one walk and one strikeout. Hisanori Takahashi (3.12), Manny Acosta (4.00), Fernando Nieve (4.64), and Francisco Rodriguez (1.93) also pitched for the Mets. With the win, Nolasco’s record goes to 4-2, while Niese is at 1-2. Leo Nunez earned the save for the Marlins, bringing his saves up to 9.
In addition to the 10 runs, the Marlins scored 10 hits and committed one error. Cody Ross led the Marlins in hitting with 4 hits, followed by Gaby Sanchez’s 2 hits. Ricky Nolasco had a tough day at the plate, leaving 4 runners on base. The Mets didn’t have anyone with a big night with not one batter getting more than 2 hits. Jose Reyes could not get much going at the plate as he left 4 runners on base. The Mets managed 8 runs, 12 hits and 2 errors.
Umpiring duties were performed by Larry Vanover, Angel Campos, Jeff Nelson and Jeff Kellogg. There were 17,977 Marlins ticket holders in attendance at Landshark Stadium.
The win puts the Marlins at a record of -, ( games behind the division leader), while the loss brings the Mets to -, ( games behind first place in the division). Next up for the Marlins are the (-) at the Marlins’s Sun Life Stadium (Formerly Dolphin Stadium). If you are in the area you might want to check out what’s available for tickets because that game should be a good one. The Mets will next take on the (-) at Turner Field in what should be a very good game of MLB baseball. Buy your tickets today and and see the game in person.