MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — The slumping Miami Marlins came oh-so-close to getting back in the win column.
Despite a fever and sickly batting average that were probably related, New York Mets slugger Yoenis Cespedes had no interest in taking a day off.
And the Mets were glad to have him at the plate with the game on the line Tuesday night.
Cespedes hit a two-run double to break a tie in the ninth inning, giving the Mets the best 10-game start in franchise history when they beat Miami 8-6.
The Mets (9-1) earned their seventh consecutive victory, their longest winning streak in two years.