Marlins end skid
Jorge Cantu homered twice and drove in five runs and the Florida Marlins ended one of the wilder rides in baseball history, beating the New York Mets 7-4 Tuesday night to snap a seven-game losing streak.
The Marlins’ skid started immediately after they’d won seven in a row. Florida became the first NL team to win at least seven straight and also lose at least seven straight in April, the Elias Sports Bureau said.
Cantu hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning, then lined a tiebreaking, three-run drive in the seventh.
Florida won minus All-Star shortstop Hanley Ramirez, who was hit by a pitch in the right hand the previous night. The Mets were missing first baseman Carlos Delgado and second baseman Luis Castillo, both nursing recent injuries.
Down 4-3 in the seventh, the Marlins rallied against Sean Green (0-1). Alfredo Amezaga drew a leadoff walk, Emilio Bonifacio chopped a one-out single to right and Cameron Maybin’s slow groundout scored the tying run.
After a walk to John Baker, Cantu hit his fifth homer into the left-field seats. Cantu produced the seventh multihomer game of his career.