Marlins Beat Mets
Still fighting for a playoff spot
Sunday, Sep 27, 2009 | Updated 12:15 PM EST
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Cameron Maybin hit a three-run homer Saturday to lift the Marlins past the Mets
Cameron Maybin was ready to play even though he wasn't in the Florida Marlins' starting lineup Saturday night.
The injury replacement hit a three-run homer in Florida's seven-run fifth and the Marlins rallied to beat the New York Mets 9-6.
Maybin ran for Cody Ross in the fourth inning after Ross was hit on the left hand by a pitch from John Maine (6-6). Maybin hit his third homer an inning later to give Florida a 7-3 cushion.
"You always got to be ready," Maybin said. "Fourth, fifth inning, you got to be ready for anything."
Maine allowed seven runs and seven hits in 4 2-3 innings. He struck out three, walked two, threw two wild pitches and hit consecutive batters in the fourth.
"In this muggy weather it was hard for me to breathe for the first couple innings, but after that it was OK," Maine said.
Sean West (8-6) worked five innings for Florida, yielding three runs, two earned, and seven hits. The rookie left-hander is 5-2 with a 4.67 ERA in his last nine starts.
"That's not the way you want to pick up a win. You want to go six or seven innings," West said.
Jorge Cantu had three hits and scored twice for Florida, which was five games back of wild card-leading Colorado with eight games left entering the day.
"We're hanging around," Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "That's all we need to do, keep hanging around. Funnier things have happened."
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Posted Sunday, Sep 27, 2009 - 12:04 PM EST
