Baseball-Mets complete sweep with win over Marlins

Aug 5 (The Sports Xchange) - Third baseman Juan Uribe
slugged a three-run homer while right-hander Matt Harvey pitched
seven scoreless innings as the New York Mets completed their
second consecutive sweep, defeating the Miami Marlins 8-6 on
Wednesday at Marlins Park.
Mets first baseman Lucas Duda matched Uribe with three RBIs,
hitting a two-run double in the third and adding a sacrifice fly
in the ninth.
It was the Mets sixth successive victory.
However, the game almost slipped away from the Mets in the
bottom of the ninth as Miami scored six runs and had runners on
the corners with two outs.
Mets closer Jeurys Familia, who gave up two hits in the
ninth, got his 29th save of the season by getting Marlins center
fielder Christian Yelich to bounce out to Duda.
It was Miami's highest-scoring ninth inning of the year, and
it included a three-run double by pinch-hitter Miguel Rojas.
Harvey (10-7), who also set a career high in wins, allowed
two hits and no walks, striking out six. He retired the final 13
batters he faced.
His only jam came in the first, when Derek Dietrich doubled
and reached third with two outs. But New York's Curtis
Granderson made a sliding catch on first baseman Justin Bour's
line drive to right field, ending the threat.
Harvey's velocity in that first inning was registering 93-94
mph, instead of his usual 97-mph fastball.
"I thought something was wrong," Mets manager Terry Collins
said. "He was 93, his slider was just OK. Then, all of a sudden,
third inning, he got it going and pitched great from then on."
Harvey admitted it took him a while to get going.
"I don't know if it had anything to do with the Nationals
series," Harvey said.
"Some starts it's a little easier to get going than others.
That's what I've been noticing from my (Tommy John surgery)
recovery.
"But instead of going away from my mechanics, I did a good
job of staying with it.
"That's something (pitching coach Dan Warthen) and I worked
on. Stay focused on the starts you are not feeling well, and it
will come back."