Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E Marlins 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 7 5 Mets 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 7 4

Seth Grossman singled home Greg Cote in the bottom of the 8th inning as the Mets edged the Marlins, 4-3, and clinched the final playoff berth in the Baystate Conference. Cote had led off the inning with a triple to left-center. Steve Roberts pitched a gem for the Mets, allowing 1 earned run and 7 hits over 7 innings with 1 walk and 5 Ks. Tim Fortune (6-2) vultured the win by tossing a perfect 8th. Paul Bracco's home run to left-center gave the Marlins a 3-2 lead in the top of the 5th, but the Mets took advantage of a pair of Marlins errors with 2 outs in the bottom of the 5th to tie the score. Grossman continued his torrid hitting with 2 hits and 2 RBIs. He is 12-for-his-last-20. Cote also had a pair of hits including the triple. For the Marlins, Neil Doherty took a tough loss, going the distance and allowing just 4 hits and 1 earned run after the 1st inning. Karl Cyr was 2-for-4 for the Fish.

Grossman tallied the game-winner; Roberts (not pictured) went 7 strong; Doherty takes a tough loss