The Florida Marlins squeaked to victory over the New York Mets yesterday at Landshark Stadium with the Marlins triumphant 7 to 6. It was a thrilling night of baseball that anyone with Marlins tickets will definitely cherish. It’s not too late to take in a game so get your baseball tickets soon!
Marlins pitcher Leo Nunez (2.76 ERA) got the win, while Pedro Feliciano (1.99 ERA) took the loss for the Mets. Nate Robertson went 6 innings for the Marlins, allowed 7 hits, no home runs and 4 earned runs with 2 walks and one strikeout. Also pitching for the Marlins was Tim Wood (5.09), Taylor Tankersley (3.86), and Jose Veras (8.31). The Mets’s starter Hisanori Takahashi went 5.2 innings, allowed 9 hits, 2 home runs and 6 earned runs with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts. Elmer Dessens (0.64), Bobby Parnell (0.00), and Francisco Rodriguez (2.08) also pitched for the Mets. With the win, Nunez’s record goes to 3-1, while Feliciano falls to 2-3.
Hanley Ramirez provided much of the offense for the Marlins with an incredible 4 runs batted in. In addition to the 7 runs, the Marlins managed 13 hits and committed no errors. Jorge Cantu led the Marlins in hitting with 3 hits, followed by Nate Robertson’s 2 hits, and Dan Uggla with 2. David Wright had the most hits for the Mets (3), followed by Ruben Tejada (2). The Mets mustered 6 runs, 12 hits and no errors.
Umpiring duties were performed by Adrian Johnson, Tim McClelland, Andy Fletcher and Mike Everitt. There were 18,373 Marlins ticket holders in attendance at Landshark Stadium.
