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Cespedes homers in 10th, Mets top Marlins 2-1 in opener

New York Mets' Yoenis Cespedes hits a walk-off home run during the tenth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins Monday, Aug. 29, 2016 at Citi Field in New York. The Mets won 2-1. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
New York Mets' Yoenis Cespedes hits a walk-off home run during the tenth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins Monday, Aug. 29, 2016 at Citi Field in New York. The Mets won 2-1. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

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NEW YORK (AP) — Yoenis Cespedes homered with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the New York Mets a 2-1 victory over the Miami Marlins in the first game of a pivotal series between National League playoff contenders Monday night.

Jose Reyes dashed home to score the tying run in the eighth on a dangerous collision at the plate, and the Mets pulled even with Miami for second place in the NL East. With its seventh victory in nine games, New York remained 2 1/2 games behind St. Louis for the league's second wild card.

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It was an exhilarating win for the Mets, who appeared to be at a major disadvantage on the mound in the opener of a four-game set. New York was shut out for six innings by Marlins ace Jose Fernandez, but Mets starter Rafael Montero also put up zeros in his first major league start since April 2015.

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