MIAMI -- After repeatedly stranding runners, the Mets finally broke through with four runs in the eighth inning on Tuesday night. With two outs, Eric Campbell delivered a pinch-hit RBI single, Juan Lagares laced a two-run triple and Curtis Granderson tacked on a run-scoring double off Mike Dunn that propelled New York to a 5-1 win over Miami at Marlins Park.
Jon Niese, who allowed one run on four hits in seven innings, improved to 6-9 on the season, while the first-place Mets won their fifth straight. The lone run Niese allowed was an RBI single to Dee Gordon, which gave Miami the lead in the third.