NEW YORK (CBSMiami/AP) — It’s been a long season for the Miami Marlins, who continue to fight as the summer nears its end.
Michael Conforto drove in three runs, Jason Vargas pitched six effective innings and the Mets downed the Miami Marlins 5-2 on Thursday night to sweep a doubleheader.
Conforto clubbed a hard-hit double in front of the visitors’ bullpen in right-center field in the fifth inning, scoring two runs and putting New York in front 3-2. The hot-hitting outfielder added an RBI single in the seventh.
In the first game, Conforto and Todd Frazier hit back-to-back solo homers with two outs in the ninth to give New York a 4-3 win.