MIAMI (AP) — Garrett Cooper’s big swing provided the finishing touch the Miami Marlins needed.
With their bullpen depleted, the Marlins were one strike from a second consecutive extra-inning game when Cooper hit a two-run homer to beat the New York Mets 3-1.
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Cooper’s homer came with two out in the ninth on a 3-2 pitch from Drew Smith (1-1), giving the Marlins a bounce-back victory after they used 10 pitchers in a 12-inning loss to the Mets on Friday.
“We didn’t want to go to extra innings again,” Cooper said.