Jason Bay's grand slam helps Mets sweep last-place Marlins
Jason Bay hit his fifth career grand slam in the Mets' five-run first inning and New York earned a three-game series sweep over the Miami Marlins with a 5-1 win on Sunday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
New York Mets
5
Miami Marlins
1
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYM | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
J Ruggiano doubled to left, R Brantly scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-1
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 5-0
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 10: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-0
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Play Result 5-0
J Bay homered to right center (410 feet), J Turner, I Davis and K Shoppach scored.
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Advancing On Force 5-0
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Advancing On Force 4-0
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Advancing On Force 3-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
D Wright grounded out to shortstop, R Cedeno scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-0
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 5-1
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
D Solano grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 5-1
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 5-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-1
D Solano batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
G Dobbs popped out to third.
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Pop Out 5-1
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Looking 5-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 5-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-1
G Dobbs batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
C Lee grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 5-1
Pitch 5: in play
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Strike Looking 5-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-1
C Lee batting
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Play Result 5-1
F Francisco relieved J Rauch.
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Start Inning 5-1
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 5-1
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Lineup Change 5-1
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End Inning 5-1
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
A Torres flied out to right.
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Fly Out 5-1
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Strike Looking 5-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 5-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-1
A Torres batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
J Bay struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 5-1
Pitch 5: strike 3 (looking)
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Strike Looking 5-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Head to Head
NYM win series 3-0
Injuries
Miami Marlins
- Ronny Henriquez Out
- Anthony Bender Out
- Jakob Marsee Out
- Adam Mazur Out
- Robby Snelling Out
New York Mets
- Jorge Polanco Out
- Tylor Megill Out
- Reed Garrett Out
- Jared Young Out
- Pierson Ohl Out
Lineups
ConfirmedMIA
Bryan PetersenLF61
Justin RuggianoCF39
Jose ReyesSS7
Giancarlo StantonRF27
Carlos Lee1B45
Greg Dobbs3B33
Donovan Solano2B16
Rob BrantlyC19
Mark BuehrleP56
Substitutes
Austin KearnsPH26
Ryan WebbP58
Carlos ZambranoP38
NYM
Ronny CedenoSS7
Justin Turner2B3
David Wright3B5
Scott HairstonRF7
Ike Davis1B24
Kelly ShoppachC40
Jason BayLF12
Andres TorresCF56
Chris YoungP32
Substitutes
Jon RauchP60
Frank FranciscoP43
Bobby ParnellP36
Zach LutzPH
Josh EdginP55
Mike BaxterRF6
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