Injury replacement Cameron Maybin hit a three-run homer in Florida's
seven-run fifth and the Marlins rallied to beat the New York Mets 9-6
on Saturday night.
Maybin ran for Cody Ross in the fourth inning
after Ross was hit on the left hand by a pitch from John Maine (6-6).
He hit his third homer an inning later to give Florida a 7-3 cushion.
Maine
allowed seven runs and seven hits in 4 2-3 innings. He struck out
three, walked two, threw two wild pitches and hit consecutive batters
in the fourth.
Carlos Beltran hit a solo homer in the eighth and
Angel Pagan and Anderson Hernandez scored in the ninth on pitcher Matt
Lindstrom's error, bringing the score to 6, but David Wright and
Beltran struck out.
Sean West (8-6) worked five innings for Florida, yielding three runs, two earned and seven hits.