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Starling Marte's late homer backs Max Scherzer as Mets top Guardians in doubleheader opener

NEW YORK — The Mets did it again Sunday afternoon, rallying late for a 5-4 win over the Guardians in the first game of their doubleheader.

This time, it was Starling Marte who came up big. His two-run home run off Trevor Stephan in the bottom of the eighth — his first extra-base hit in more than a month — put the Mets back on top after a rare bullpen meltdown.

The Mets have won four consecutive games, all via comebacks, three of those in the late innings.

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