Game 1 - Mets defeat Marlins 2-1 ... Game 2 - Mets defeat Marlins 5-1

Game 1:

Dickey pitched seven spotless innings and the Mets who finally got back on the field after having two days off because of Hurricane Irene, Beat the Marlins 2-1 in Game 1 of the doubleheader. Lucas Duda had three hits for the Mets, who won for the first time in five home games against Florida this year. The Marlins had won six in a row at Citi Field since Aug. 25, 2010. Justin Turner and Josh Thole were the only run producers in the opener as the mets won their third straight since there 2-11 slump coming into today. Jason Isringhausen struck out the side in the 8th inning in which he only faced three batters. Bobby Parnell came into the 9th to close it out for the Mets. He gave up a solo homerun to Gaby Sanchez, a nemesis for the Mets, but recovered to earn his 2nd save of the season.

Dickey's Line: 7.0IP 7H 0ER 1BB 6K (100 pitches, 67 for strikes)

WP - Dickey (6-11)
LP - Sanchez (7-7)
S - Parnell (2)

In Case You Missed It:

• At the Mets’ request, the Marlins agreed to move up the start time for their Sept. 7 game in Miami two hours to 5:10 p.m.
• The next day, the Mets have a doubleheader at home against Atlanta beginning at 4:10 p.m. to make up the two games postponed this past weekend by Hurricane Irene.
• Mets will need a spot starter for Thursday game against the Marlins, mostly will be Miguel Batista.
• Ike Davis, who has been out since May 11 with a left ankle injury, was set to run again Monday and Tuesday. Then the team will decide whether he requires season-ending surgery. If so, he will have the operation before Labor Day in order to be ready for spring training next year.

Game 2:

Dillon Gee rebounds after his recent start against the Phillies, in which he do not last four innings, giving up 8 runs on 7 hits in a 10-0 lost. As for tonight, Gee looked great, finishing off a doubleheader sweep of the Marlins with a 5-1 victory. Early R.A Dickey shut down the struggling Marlins in the game 1 of the doubleheader, pitching seven scoreless innings in a 2-1 victory for his first win since July 25. Mets starters have thrown 21 consecutive scoreless innings before Gee gave up a solo homerun to Greg Dobbs in the sixth inning. Jose Reyes was activated for the second game of the doubleheader in which he scored a run and committed an error in his return. 

Dillon Gee's Line - 6.0IP 1ER 2BB 6K 1HR (101 pitches, 70 for strikes)

WP - Gee (12-5)
LP - Nolasco (9-10)

Quoted by R.A Dickey - “It’s not the metrics that’s the measurement. If there’s a win or a loss by my name, it has to do with the team who gets the win. That’s what I try to focus on more than anything,” Dickey said. “It felt like a long time, but I didn’t know the exact date.”

Sad Note - A boy in the stands got hurt in the ninth inning of the opener when Dobbs hit a line drive into the right-field seats, just beyond the New York dugout. Stadium medical workers immediately tended to the boy, who appeared to be hit in the face and was bleeding heavily. Accompanied by his mother, he was carted away in a wheelchair after the game and taken under the stands to an ambulance.