Last Night's Action: Missed Chances

Photograph of the Marlins celebrating after scoring the game-winning hit as Met Darren O'Day walks off the field by Alan Diaz/AP

Marlins 5, Mets 4: The Mets rallied from 3-1 and 4-1 deficits but still dropped this one in Miami Gardens. Jeremy Reed had a two-out single in the top of the ninth to tie the game. Then Darren O'Day gave up a game-winning single to Jorge Cantu in the bottom of the inning. John Maine started and went five innings of two-run ball, walking only one and striking out five. That's the good news. The bad news is the team went 1-for-12 with runners in scoring position and left 14 runners on base. Of course, that's probably bad luck. At least they were getting runners on base in the first place.

Yankees 4, Royals 1: Andy Pettitte dominated the Royals, striking out six and walking one in seven innings. Nick Swisher had an RBI double and Mark Teixeira reached base three times in four plate appearances. The Yankees are now 2-2 and have CC Sabathia set to pitch Saturday.

Knicks 105, Magic 95: Yeah, now they win! The Knicks hurt their draft lottery chances and dealt a blow to Orlando's chances of securing the No. 2 seed in the playoffs. Al Harrington had 27 points and Wilson Chandler had 22.

Pistons 100, Nets 93: Lawrence Frank gave his youngsters a chance, and they didn't take advantage. Ryan Anderson and Chris Douglas-Roberts each got extended time. Devin Harris, however, had only one point in 20 minutes.

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