The Mets are not going out easily this year. For the second night in a row, the win a one-run game in their last at bat. It was their sixth loss in seven games. They've been outscored 51-28 in those seven, and half their run scored came in their only win.

To add to the misery, Miguel Cabrera left the game early after fouling a ball off his knee.

Florida also lost slugger Miguel Cabrera, who was forced to leave the game in the first inning after fouling a ball off his left knee.

Cabrera, the league's third-leading hitter at .321, completed the at-bat by striking out but left the game with a contusion to his knee. That left the Marlins with three regulars out of the lineup as second baseman Luis Castillo (hamstring) and shortstop Alex Gonzalez (elbow) are also sidelined.

Florida has six games left with the Braves. They're seven games back of Atlanta, so they'll need some help, but at this point, it's the only race they can control.