MIAMI — Jake Burger hit a game-winning single in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Miami Marlins beat the New York Mets 4-3 on Tuesday night after blowing a late lead.
Josh Bell had an early RBI double and Braxton Garrett did not allow an earned run in six stellar innings for the Marlins, who began the day a half-game out of the final NL wild-card spot.
"All wins aren't pretty," Miami manager Skip Schumaker said. "That was not one of our cleanest games I've ever seen in my life. Baserunning and defensively, just wasn't real clean.