As soon as Dee Gordon rounded first base with his hard-fought hit, the Miami Marlins started feeling pretty confident. Gordon sparked the decisive rally with a single on the 16th pitch of his gritty at-bat, ending the longest major league plate appearance in nearly two years, and the Miami Marlins edged the New York Mets 2-1 on Tuesday night in a much-anticipated pitching matchup that mostly lived up to its billing. ''That's incredible,'' winning pitcher David Phelps said.
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