Cespedes, Mets rally from 6 runs down to beat Marlins 8

Every sign pointed to a Marlins victory as starter Tom Koehler to survived the first inning on eight pitches after he had given up four runs in each of his previous two starts to balloon his opening frame ERA to 7.31.

With the game tied 6-6 in the eighth, Travis d’Arnaud led off the inning with a single and was sacrificed to second by Juan Lagares, who was initially ruled safe before the call was overturned.

Yoenis Cespedes hit a tiebreaking, two-run double off Fernando Rodney in the eighth inning, and the New York Mets overcame a six-run deficit to beat the Miami Marlins 8-6 Monday and extend their winning streak to five. After barely missing a go-ahead hit down the line, Christian Yelich was fanned by left-hander Jerry Blevins (3-0).

Koehler fell to 2-6 in 18 career games (15 starts) versus the Mets on June 3, when he gave up three runs and six hits in six innings. D’Arnaud had an RBI single and Kelly Johnson hit into a run-scoring double play in the sixth while James Loney (groundout) and Wilmer Flores (sacrifice fly) delivered RBIs in the seventh. The Mets erased a six-run deficit to stun Miami 8-6 in the series opener.NY has amassed 40 runs during its winning streak, which included a four-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs, to pull within four games of the Nationals.

While Koehler got out of the first unscathed, he got rocked over the next four, giving up several loud outs and solo homers to d’Arnaud – his first of the season and in 103 at-bats – and Curtis Granderson, his 15th.

NY closed to 6-4 in the sixth against Kyle Barraclough when d’Arnaud reached on a bases-loaded infield single and pinch-hitter Kelly Johnson grounded into a run-scoring double play.

David Phelps entered and coughed up the lead with two walks sandwiched around Cespedes double past Prado.

The 25-year-old is 0-2 over his last six turns after picking up his third straight no-decision last time out against the Cubs, when he gave up two homers and three runs in 5 1/3 innings. National League East. The Mets are 22-4 in their last 26 Monday games and 1-4 in Harveys last 5 starts. Harvey is 2-3 with a 3.18 ERA and 53 strikeouts in his career against the Marlins. The Marlins chased Harvey with some help from the right-hander in the fourth, when they loaded the bases with one out before Harvey got Martin Prado to hit a comebacker. “Guys took base on balls, we moved the ball around today, just pecked our way back into the game”. The Marlins, meanwhile, headed to NY fresh off a 5-2 win over the Atlanta Braves in a game played on the grounds of the U.S. Army base in Fort Bragg, N.C.

Mets LHP Steven Matz (7-3) starts Tuesday night against Miami LHP Wei-Yin Chen (4-3). Porcello is 6-0 in seven home starts. Left-handed batters are hitting.328 (21 for 64) against Chen.