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MIAMI -- David Wright pulled an RBI single in the first inning, then sent three subsequent hits to the opposite field with a variety of trajectories. "Groundballs, home runs, bloopers, line drives," opposing pitcher Ricky Nolasco said. The net result: Three singles, one homer and three RBIs for Wright to help the New York Mets beat Nolasco and the Miami Marlins 9-3 on Saturday. It was the fourth consecutive multi-hit game for Wright, hiking his NL-leading average to .402. R.A. Dickey (5-1) pitched six innings and sent the Marlins to only their second loss in the past 11 games. The Mets have won six of seven. Wright put the Mets up 1-0 in the first, hit his fourth homer in the third, singled and scored in the sixth, and added an RBI single in the ninth. He finished 4 for 6 but dismissed the notion he can sustain a .400 average. "There is a long ways to go," he said. "Those are unrealistic goals. I think its realistic to go up there and try to have good at-bats. If the results come, great." Wrights on-base percentage of .489 leads the majors. "At the end of the year, David Wright is going to have some stinking really good numbers," manager Terry Collins said. Dickey also contributed to the offence, earning a painful RBI when he was hit on his pitching wrist in the fifth inning with the bases loaded. The right-hander received a visit from a trainer but stayed in the game and threw another two innings. "I was thankful that it hit me in the meatier part of the wrist, but you just never know" Dickey said. "Well see how it feels in the morning." He limited the Marlins to two runs even though his knuckleball was sub-par under the closed roof in the Marlins new ballpark. "It was a real fight," Dickey said. "I threw a lot of real tumbleweeds up there, balls that were kind of over-rotating on me. I didnt have my swing-and-miss knuckleball, but they were hitting enough pieces of it to give me some groundballs, and I was able to make a big pitch when I needed it." Dickey has allowed only seven runs in his past four starts. Nolasco (4-1) missed a chance to break the Marlins record for career victories by earning his 69th win. Instead, he endured his 52nd defeat, allowing six runs in 4 2-3 innings for his shortest outing this year. Nolasco walked three in the first inning and hit consecutive batters in the fifth, including Dickey. "I apologize to my teammates," Nolasco said. "It was pretty ugly, and something I havent done that ugly before. ... This one was on me completely. I took us out the game." Andres Torres had a two-run single in the fifth to knock Nolasco out of the game. Lucas Duda and Daniel Murphy each contributed three of the Mets 16 hits. The Marlins went 2 for 11 with runners in scoring position and are batting .199 in those situations, worst in the majors. They had two runners tagged out between second and third. "I hope the kids dont watch this," manager Ozzie Guillen said. "Its not the way to run the bases." The Mets have been winning lately with comebacks, but this time they scored in the first and never trailed. Catchers interference by Brett Hayes prolonged the Mets fourth inning, allowing them to score a run. With runners at second and third with two out, Torres flied out, but his swing knocked the glove off Hayes hand. Torres was awarded first base, and Kirk Nieuwenhuis followed with an RBI single. Wright singled in the sixth and later scored on Daniel Murphys single to put the Mets ahead 7-1. Wright dropped his final hit into short right field with two out in the ninth, and he has 11 hits in his past 21 at-bats. "Im getting some that are falling in, finding some holes," he said. "A lot of it is probably luck. This sport isnt like a lot of other sports. You can go up there and have good at-bats, and have nothing to show for it results-wise. You can go up there and have bad at-bats, and have good results. Its funny how this game works, so you try to take advantage of it when you can." Notes: Wright improved his average against Nolasco to .400 (24 for 60) with five homers. ... Wright is batting .478 on the road. ... The Mets Mike Baxter doubled in the ninth to improve his average as a pinch hitter to .438 (7 for 16). ... Omar Infante is hitting .190 lifetime (4 for 21) against Sundays starter for the Mets, Jonathon Niese. wholesale nfl jerseys . The former catcher had his first interview for a big-league job this week when he met with Miami Marlins officials in New York City. Cheap Jerseys free shipping . A Helsinki native, he split last season between Jokerits junior and senior clubs. He also played for Finland at the 2012 Under-18 World Championship and finished fourth on the team with eight points in six games. http://www.cheapjerseys2014.us.com/[/ur... . Canada led 16-3 at halftime and 35-3 after 57 minutes, then held out the Russians who played with desperate pride in the last quarter. [url=http://www.cheapjerseys2014.us.com/]Cheap Jerseys . Taylor Heinicke says the seniors were there first when Old Dominions fourth- year football program was being built to a high level of success. Cheap Jerseys China . Raonic dropped a 6-7 (3), 7-6 (7), 7-6 (8), 6-4 decision to American Sam Querrey. The match was suspended a day earlier because of darkness with the score tied at one set each and 3-3 in the third.MIAMI -- Dwyane Wade has been battling knee soreness. LeBron James was hobbling after a falling into a courtside cameraman. Chris Bosh remains sidelined indefinitely with an abdominal strain. Mike Miller looks to be in agony whenever he moves. An extra day of rest doesnt sound like much, but it means plenty right now to the Miami Heat. Now halfway to their goal of an NBA championship, the Heat took a welcomed -- and needed -- day off Friday after closing out their Eastern Conference semifinal matchup with the Indiana Pacers. The East finals open Monday in Miami against either Philadelphia or Boston, teams that will settle their second-round series with a Game 7 on Saturday night. "We can use it," James said after the Heat ousted the Pacers with a Game 6 win in Indianapolis on Thursday. "Any team in the post-season, any extra day that you can get, it definitely helps us. So were going to take advantage of it." Its not like the Heat were planning to sit at home all day, since most players at this time of year tend to hit the training room on off days. Still, for the first time in a while, Friday provided a chance for the reigning East champs to relax a bit, especially after three hard-fought wins in five days allowed Miami to claw back from what was a soon-forgotten 2-1 series deficit to the Pacers. Wade and James combined to score 197 points in the final three games of the Indiana series, while the Pacers starters collectively managed 184. Other Heat players stepped up along the way -- Udonis Haslem with 14 points in Game 4, Shane Battier with 13 in Game 5, Miller with 12 in Game 6 -- but with Bosh sidelined, it was Wade and James who welcomed the challenge of having to handle much of the offensive responsibility. "I dont know if theyve been required to shoulder as much responsibility as theyve had to now, particularly now that Chris is out," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "And were making no excuses. We have enough. But they have to give us more and thats what competition will do. You play against good competition in this league and it brings out the best in you -- you hope." Bosh told ESPN.com this week that he is improving, but stopped short of offering a date for his possible return. He was hurt midway through Game 1 of the Indiana series, meaning nearly two full weeks have passed since he was diagnosed with a strained lower abdominal muscle. The best-case scenario for recovery for someone with that type of injury is tyypically 2-3 weeks, though the Heat have never deviated from saying Bosh is out indefinitely.dddddddddddd "I appreciate extra rest," Wade said. "Im never going to cross my eye on that at all. I feel like its well-deserved. I think also it gives us an opportunity to get Chris more therapy, more treatment the days that were off and he moves that much closer to being able to rejoin this ballclub. I thought this was a very physical series ... so the rest will do us some (good)." The Pacers probably would suggest Wade couldnt get much better than he was in the last 10 quarters of their series. Wade was awful -- 2 for 13 shooting, five points, five turnovers -- in Game 3, an Indiana blowout that many thought put the Pacers in control of the series. He started Game 4 by missing seven of his first eight shots. And from there, the 2006 finals MVP was in 2006 finals MVP form again: Wade shot 39 for 57 the rest of the series, putting up 41 points and 10 rebounds in Thursdays clincher. Since 1992, according to STATS LLC, theres been 52 instances of someone having at least 40 points and 10 rebounds in a playoff game. Of those, 50 came from players listed to be at least 6-foot-6. The other two are by Wade, perhaps generously listed at 6-foot-4. "Spectacular, from the beginning to the end," James said of Wades Game 6 effort. "He got in a rhythm early and just kept going." James missed a layup with 1:34 left in the first half on Thursday, his left leg crashing into a television cameraman sitting just beyond the baseline. He was shaken up and briefly tended to on the Heat bench, but played all but 28 seconds of the second half and insisted he was fine afterward. And Miller -- who has dealt with several injuries in his two Miami seasons -- makes running jokes about his health, not even acknowledging things hurt even though hes taken to sitting on the floor during games of late to help stretch his back. Miller had 10 points in the first five games of the series. His 12 on Thursday came on four 3-pointers, his specialty. "Its all about opportunity," Miller said. "Thats what this team has right now, opportunity." The way they all see it, the job is only half done. Miami has eight post-season wins. It takes 16 to win an NBA title. So even though some aches and pains are there, it doesnt change the goal. "Its a no-excuse season," Spoelstra said, a familiar refrain for him in recent weeks. "And this is a no-excuse team." ' ' '


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