Mets show late-inning resolve in dispatching Marlins

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Tyrone Taylor and Harrison Bader drove in two runs apiece in the first inning as the visiting New York Mets averted a three-game sweep by defeating the Miami Marlins 7-3 on Sunday afternoon.

Brandon Nimmo gave the Mets some breathing room with a two-run homer, part of a three-run burst in the top of the ninth.

New York left-hander Sean Manaea (3-1) worked five innings to get t