MIAMI — Standing in foul territory, Steven Matz stared at the ball he had just mishandled and started to give it an angry kick, then changed his mind and instead just picked it up.
Matz and the Mets kept their cool Sunday, barely, overcoming three errors and escaping the National League East cellar after a one-day stay by beating the Miami Marlins, 5-2.
The Mets, who endured their worst June ever, won for only the second time in the past 12 games to reach the season’s halfway point at 33-48.
“We’re all disappointed with where we’re at,” Matz said.