NEW YORK (AP) -- Jacob deGrom pitched seven shutout innings, and the New York Mets got home runs from Travis d'Arnaud and Wilmer Flores to beat the slumping Miami Marlins 5-4 Saturday night for their seventh consecutive victory.Juan Lagares and Eric Campbell each had an RBI single to help the Mets (9-3) open their home schedule with six wins in a row, equaling the club record set in 1985. The overall winning streak is New York's longest since an eight-game run in June 2010. 
The fast start has caught on quickly with fans of a team that's endured six consecutive losing seasons since moving into Citi Field. The attendance of 41,844 on Fireworks Night marked the Mets' second sellout - and those two crowds over 40,000 matched last year's total.All-Star ace Matt Harvey will be on the mound Sunday, when New York goes for a four-game sweep of its NL East rival.Dee Gordon went 5 for 5 with three RBIs for the Marlins, who lost their third straight and dropped to 3-9. They held a players-only meeting before batting practice in the wake of comments from Giancarlo Stanton that raised eyebrows the night before."We have a positive vibe but the fire is not there, it seems like," Stanton said.The $325 million slugger was 0 for 4 with three strikeouts Saturday, yet Miami rallied for three runs in the ninth off Carlos Torres. With closer Jeurys Familia unavailable for the Mets, the Marlins got a leadoff homer from Michael Morse and a two-run single from Gordon that made it 5-4.Alex Torres, wearing his new padded cap to protect his head, struck out Christian Yelich with a runner aboard for his first major league save.Yelich, who fanned four times, watched his bat slip out of his hands and sail several feet beyond first base.Mat Latos (0-3) was much better in his third start for Miami, but was lifted for a pinch hitter down 2-0 in the sixth.On the other side, deGrom (2-1) struck out eight and walked none in his second consecutive scoreless outing. He gave up six hits in his first game against Miami since tying a big league record by whiffing the first eight Marlins batters last Sept. 15 at Citi Field.
The fast start has caught on quickly with fans of a team that's endured six consecutive losing seasons since moving into Citi Field. The attendance of 41,844 on Fireworks Night marked the Mets' second sellout - and those two crowds over 40,000 matched last year's total.All-Star ace Matt Harvey will be on the mound Sunday, when New York goes for a four-game sweep of its NL East rival.Dee Gordon went 5 for 5 with three RBIs for the Marlins, who lost their third straight and dropped to 3-9. They held a players-only meeting before batting practice in the wake of comments from Giancarlo Stanton that raised eyebrows the night before."We have a positive vibe but the fire is not there, it seems like," Stanton said.The $325 million slugger was 0 for 4 with three strikeouts Saturday, yet Miami rallied for three runs in the ninth off Carlos Torres. With closer Jeurys Familia unavailable for the Mets, the Marlins got a leadoff homer from Michael Morse and a two-run single from Gordon that made it 5-4.Alex Torres, wearing his new padded cap to protect his head, struck out Christian Yelich with a runner aboard for his first major league save.Yelich, who fanned four times, watched his bat slip out of his hands and sail several feet beyond first base.Mat Latos (0-3) was much better in his third start for Miami, but was lifted for a pinch hitter down 2-0 in the sixth.On the other side, deGrom (2-1) struck out eight and walked none in his second consecutive scoreless outing. He gave up six hits in his first game against Miami since tying a big league record by whiffing the first eight Marlins batters last Sept. 15 at Citi Field.
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