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Mets salvage finale
Mets 10, Marlins 4
Jose Reyes points to the sky after hitting a homer in the third inning. (Kathy Willens/AP)
 Alou's three-run homer
 Reyes' homer
 Alou's second homer
 Delgado's two-run blast
Oliver Perez wasn't at his best, but he didn't have to be, as four homers by Moises Alou, who hit two, Jose Reyes and Carlos Delgado provided the Mets with all the runs they needed for the win. The Mets did endure one setback -- Ramon Castro left with back pain.
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Series at a glance:
FLA
Florida (55-63)
Lost 1
NY Mets 10, Florida 4   NYM
NY Mets (65-52)
Won 1
August 12, 2007
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Florida
1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0   4 9 0
NY Mets
0 3 1 0 0 1 0 5 X   10 10 2
Standings thru 8/12/07  |  Gameday  |  Marlins Stats  |  Mets Stats
FloridaABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Ramirez, SS5111003.341
De Aza, CF4110012.333
  b-Linden, PH1000010.235
Cabrera, 3B3110210.335
Willingham, LF3000114.271
Ross, RF4121012.301
Wood, 1B4012014.277
  Tankersley, P0000000.000
  Wolf, P0000000.000
Treanor, C4010010.292
Amezaga, 2B-1B4010002.269
VandenHurk, P1000102.071
  a-Jacobs, PH1010000.246
  Gardner, P0000000.000
  Uggla, 2B1000010.248
Totals354944819 

a-Singled for VandenHurk in the 6th. b-Struck out for De Aza in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Ross (9, Perez).
HR: Ramirez (21, 1st inning off Perez, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Ramirez 4; De Aza; Cabrera; Ross 3; Wood; Treanor; Amezaga; Jacobs.
RBI: Ramirez (59), Ross (20), Wood 2 (25).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Wood 2; VandenHurk; De Aza.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
PO: Ross (3rd base by DiFelice).

 
NY MetsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Reyes, SS4211103.306
Gotay, 2B3010101.343
  Heilman, P0000000.000
  c-Milledge, PH1012000.309
  Wagner, P0000000.000
Beltran, CF5000025.258
Wright, 3B2200221.305
Delgado, 1B4222001.251
Alou, LF4334010.311
Green, RF4000021.272
Castro, C1000010.282
  DiFelice, C3110020.333
Perez, P1000000.200
  a-Newhan, PH1000000.203
  Sosa, P0000000.208
  b-Easley, PH0000100.269
  Castillo, 2B1011000.306
Totals3410101051012 

a-Lined out for Perez in the 5th. b-Walked for Sosa in the 7th. c-Singled for Heilman in the 8th.

BATTING
HR: Alou 2 (7, 2nd inning off VandenHurk, 2 on, 0 out; 6th inning off Gardner, 0 on, 2 out), Reyes (9, 3rd inning off VandenHurk, 0 on, 0 out), Delgado (18, 8th inning off Tankersley, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Reyes 4; Gotay; Milledge; Delgado 5; Alou 9; DiFelice; Castillo.
RBI: Alou 4 (23), Reyes (47), Delgado 2 (67), Castillo (23), Milledge 2 (18).
2-out RBI: Alou; Milledge 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Delgado; Beltran 2.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Gotay (3, 2nd base off VandenHurk/Treanor), Reyes (56, 2nd base off VandenHurk/Treanor).

FIELDING
E: Perez (3, pickoff), Delgado (7, throw).
Pickoffs: DiFelice (Ross at 3rd base).

 
FloridaIPHRERBBSOHRERA
VandenHurk 5.03443627.46
Gardner (L, 3-3)1.11111312.52
Tankersley 1.03331115.24
Wolf 0.232200018.00
 
NY MetsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Perez 5.06444413.46
Sosa (W, 8-6)2.03000204.12
Heilman (H, 13)1.00000103.60
Wagner 1.00000101.58

WP: Perez 2.
Balk: VandenHurk.
Pitches-strikes: VandenHurk 86-52, Gardner 24-14, Tankersley 27-18, Wolf 17-11, Perez 97-60, Sosa 33-22, Heilman 10-6, Wagner 17-10.
Ground outs-fly outs: VandenHurk 2-7, Gardner 1-0, Tankersley 0-2, Wolf 1-1, Perez 2-8, Sosa 0-4, Heilman 1-1, Wagner 0-2.
Batters faced: VandenHurk 21, Gardner 6, Tankersley 7, Wolf 5, Perez 24, Sosa 9, Heilman 3, Wagner 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Tankersley 1-0, Wolf 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Chad Fairchild. 1B: Chuck Meriwether. 2B: Rick Reed. 3B: Alfonso Marquez.
Weather: 84 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 11 mph, R to L.
T: 3:08.
Att: 51,023.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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