Marlins are 4-0 for the first time
Jorge Cantu singled with two out in the ninth to score Emilio Bonifacio, and the Florida Marlins remained unbeaten by defeating the New York Mets, 5-4, on Friday night.
The Mets left 14 runners on base, stranding at least one in every inning.
The one-run margin was the first this year for the Marlins, the only unbeaten team in the majors. They’re 4-0 for the first time in franchise history.
Bonifacio reached on an infield single against Pedro Feliciano (0-1) with one out. Darren O’Day walked Hanley Ramirez, and Cantu singled to left on a 0-1 pitch, with Bonifacio sliding home ahead of the throw. Bonifacio was three for five and is batting .579.
The Mets scored once in the ninth off closer Matt Lindstrom (1-0) to tie it, 4-4, before Florida’s ninth-inning rally.
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