Mets vs. Marlins final score: New York ends regular season with 4-2 victory

The Mets ended their season with a 4-2 victory over the Marlins. New York finished the season with a 74-88 overall record.

Mets 3 Marlins 2: Mets Complete Sweep With Tejada's Walk-Off

The New York Mets (69-83) completed a sweep of the Miami Marlins (66-87) with a walk-off, 3-2, victory on Sunday afternoon at Citi Field. Ruben Tejada singled off of Miami's Ryan Webb with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, bringing home Scott Hairston to score the winning run.

Bobby Parnell collected the win for New York, his fifth of the season, after throwing a scoreless top of the ninth.

David Wright put the Mets ahead in the first inning with a 416-foot home run to center field. The two-run blast off of Ricky Nolasco was Wright's 19th of the season.

Miami tied the score at two in the top of the fifth with a sacrifice fly by Bryan Peterson and a throwing error by New York catcher Kelly Shoppach.

Chris Young started and went six innings for the Mets, giving up five hits and one earned run. He struck out five. Ramon Ramirez and Manny Acosta both threw scoreless innings out of the bullpen before Parnell came on for the ninth.

New York has now defeated Miami in each of their last seven meetings.

The Mets begin a four-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday at 7:10 p.m. ET at Citi Field.

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Mets 4, Marlins 3: R.A. Dickey Continues Cy Young Push As Mets Narrowly Escape

R.A. Dickey was sensational on Saturday, as the New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins, 4-3. Dickey notched his 19th win, tying Gio Gonzalez for the major-league lead (Gonzalez picked up win No. 20 later on Saturday). Dickey now leads the National League in strikeouts (209) and ERA (2.66).

The knuckleballer worked quickly and efficiently through eight innings before having trouble in the ninth. After Dickey allowed two base-runners, the Mets pulled him in favor of Jon Rauch, who proceeded to allow a three-run homer. Although Dickey was charged with two of those runs, Rauch eventually managed to end the game and earn his fourth save of the year.

The Mets got their first two runs on a Jason Bay home run in the second inning. Bay raised his average to .155 and his RBI total to 20.

They added an additional run in the fourth on a Scott Hairston solo homer, and another in the fifth when Daniel Murphy hit into a fielder's choice.

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Andy Pettitte & R.A. Dickey: The Older The Better

Mets Vs. Marlins Preview: Game Time, TV Schedule, Probable Pitchers

After a series-opening win to stay out of the NL East basement, the Mets look to put some distance between themselves and the cellar as they again tangle with the Miami Marlins in the second game of a three-game set.

The offense finally produced at home for the Mets Friday night as New York scored more than five runs at home for the first time since Aug. 12. Ike Davis did the bulk of the damage with two hits, including a home run for the Mets. For Miami, Giancarlo Stanton will miss his fourth straight game with a strained muscle in his side.

The pitching matchup figures to be entertaining. Knuckleballer R.A. Dickey tries pick up his 19th victory of the season and pad his Cy Young resume. Opposite Dickey will be Mark Buehrle, who had a strong outing beating Cincinnati on Sept. 15.

First pitch is set for 1:10 ET at Citi Field, with the game being broadcast on KPIX.

Mets 7, Marlins 3: New York Snaps 5-Game Skid

The New York Mets scored early and often, and Jon Niese pitched six strong innings, as the Mets snapped a five-game skid, taking down the Miami Marlins by a score of 7-3 in the series opener at Citi Field.

The Mets jumped all over Miami early with four hits in the first inning, capped off with a two-run shot by Scott Hairston that would give the Mets a 3-0 lead. A wild second inning, highlighted by a throwing error and a wild pitch that allowed Niese to score, would prove enough, though the Mets would net two more insurance runs in the later innings.

Trailing 6-1, Miami would mount a rally off Niese in the sixth, stringing together two runs on three hits and a walk, but Niese was able to get Carlos Lee to pop out to first and strike out Rob Brantly to end the rally. Bobby Parnell and Jon Rauch slammed the door on the Marlins in the final innings.

The win keeps the Mets out of the NL East cellar, as the two teams resume the series tomorrow. Mark Buehrle takes the hill for Miami against R.A. Dickey, who will look to boost his Cy Young case.

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Mets Vs. Marlins Preview: Game Time, TV Schedule, Probable Pitchers

The Miami Marlins visit the New York Mets for a weekend series beginning Friday, as the Mets will try to put an end to their current five-game losing streak.