Marlins Look For Win Against Mets
The New York Mets haven't been in first place this late in five years.
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The New York Mets haven't been in first place this late in five years.
Lucas Duda got three more hits and the New York Mets overcame Giancarlo Stanton's blast and Ichiro Suzuki's ballet to beat the Miami Marlins 7-5 Thursday night for their fifth straight win.
Dontrelle Willis was one of the most popular Florida Marlins players during his time with the team.
The Miami Marlins may be coming out of their early season funk but to continue that they'll have to beat one of the hottest teams in baseball.
The Miami Marlins are starting to resemble the team that many thought they would be in 2015.
Tuesday night's performance by the Miami Marlins was a long time coming.
Giancarlo Stanton broke out of a slump with three hits and four RBIs, Dee Gordon and Ichiro Suzuki each scored two runs and the Miami Marlins beat the Atlanta Braves 8-2 on Tuesday night.
It's been a bit of a backwards start for the teams facing off at Turner Field this week.
Instead of waiting for home runs, the Braves are finding different ways to manufacture runs - and win games.
Just as the Miami Marlins had a rough opening week, so did their current staff ace.
It's been a tough opening week for the Miami Marlins.
For the most part it was a forgettable first six games for the Miami Marlins.
Miami Marlins center fielder Marcell Ozuna was benched Sunday as punishment for being late to batting practice, and he apologized.
