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Mets manager Jerry Manuel (left) and trainer Ray Ramirez check on starter John Maine, who left sick in the seventh.
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NEW YORK - John Maine shut down Florida again before becoming the latest Mets player sidelined by sickness or injury, and New York held off the Marlins, 3-2, to cap a highly successful month.
David Wright made a diving grab to start a rally-killing double play, and the Mets completed a 5-1 homestand to finish 19-9 in May. After taking two of three from Florida, they have won 11 of the last 14 games at their new home, Citi Field.
Missing injured regulars Jose Reyes, Carlos Delgado and Ryan Church, New York got RBI doubles from Omir Santos, Fernando Martinez, and Angel Pagan - who left in the fourth inning with discomfort in his right groin.
Pagan started in center field for all-star Carlos Beltran, who sat out with a stomach virus.
Maine (5-3) apparently caught the bug, too. Feeling "a little weak," he was lifted after six shutout innings and 82 pitches.
The righthander improved to 5-1 with a 2.21 ERA in nine career starts against the Marlins. He has a 2-0 mark in three outings this season, allowing two earned runs and six hits over 17 innings.
Florida 000 000 020–2 6 0
New York 001 000 20x–3 7 0
Florida AB R H BI Avg. New York AB R H BI Avg.
Coghlan lf 4 1 1 0 .212 Pagan cf 2 0 1 1 .333
Bonifacio 3b 3 0 1 1 .250 Reed cf 2 0 0 0 .275
Ha.Ramirez ss 4 0 3 1 .330 L.Castillo 2b 3 0 1 0 .294
Cantu 1b 4 0 0 0 .266 D.Wright 3b 4 0 1 0 .333
Hermida rf 4 0 0 0 .264 Sheffield lf 4 1 1 0 .292
Uggla 2b 4 0 1 0 .208 Dan.Murphy 1b 2 0 0 0 .250
Jo.Baker c 3 0 0 0 .262 F.Martinez rf 3 1 1 1 .188
C.Ross cf 3 0 0 0 .254 Santos c 3 0 1 1 .275
Volstad p 2 0 0 0 .045 W.Valdez ss 2 1 1 0 .286
