MIAMI — Sloppy and ugly only begin to describe it, but the Mets earned a comeback victory Saturday, and that alone was significant.
Terry Collins’ makeshift lineup kept scrapping against the Marlins, allowing the Mets to win a game in which they were trailing after seven innings for the first time this season.
In a weird one, pinch-hitter Matt Reynolds stroked a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth to lead the Mets’ 6-4 victory at Marlins Park.
The Mets, who won their second straight, had previously been 0-18 this season when trailing after seven innings.
Reynolds’ big hit gave the Mets their first lead on a day the team collected 15 hits and left 14 runners on base.