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MIAMI -- John Buck was one of three Mets who failed to come through with a runner on third base in the eighth -- an inning punctuated by Marlins reliever Chad Qualls tumble that had his teammates laughing. Buck didnt miss on his next chance, and no one was smiling in the Miami dugout. The Mets catcher hit a tiebreaking two-run single with the bases loaded in the 10th inning, lifting New York to a 4-2 victory Tuesday night. "When I came up I kind of had a similar situation with (Steve) Cishek, who is more funky, I said all right, just stick with that approach," Buck said. "He left it over the plate and I got the results I wanted this time." The Mets threatened in the eighth when Marlon Byrd led off with a triple but Qualls struck out Ike Davis, got Buck to ground out and, two batters later, struck out Omar Quintanilla to end the inning. Leaving the mound after the strike-three call against Quintanilla, Qualls punched the air in celebration as he headed toward the Marlins dugout. But as he threw the punch, he snagged his right cleat in the infield grass, his own forward momentum sending him tumbling to the ground. Qualls appeared uninjured. He bounced up quickly and continued to the dugout, where he covered his face in a towel and laughed with teammates. "As soon as I saw the fist pump I put my head down," Marlins manager Mike Redmond said. "Thats one of those if you win that game, you can watch it. But since we lost its not quite as funny." Zack Wheeler took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and Juan Lagares had three hits and two RBIs for the Mets. Donovan Solano and Jake Marisnick had consecutive RBI singles after Ed Lucas got Miamis first hit with one out in the seventh to tie it 2-all. "I did get a little rushed after that," Wheeler said. "I probably let down my guard just a little bit, but its a learning experience." Wheeler allowed two runs and three hits in seven innings. He struck out five and walked three while throwing 64 of his 87 pitches for strikes. "That might have been as dominant of a performance through six innings that Ive seen all year from anybody," Mets manager Terry Collins said. Scott Atchison (1-0) pitched a scoreless ninth to earn the victory and Bobby Parnell pitched the 10th for his 22nd save in 26 opportunities. Cishek (3-6) allowed two runs and three hits in two innings. Cishek retired the Mets in order in the ninth before allowing back-to-back singles by David Wright and Marlon Byrd to begin the 10th. Cishek then walked Davis to load the bases for Buck, who drove in Wright and Byrd with a base hit up the middle for a 4-2 lead. Parnell walked one in the ninth before earning his second save in two days. Wheeler, a 23-year old rookie making his eighth major league start, retired the first 11 batters he faced before walking Giancarlo Stanton in the fourth. "I felt smooth throughout my mechanics, my rhythm was good, good tempo in between pitches, everything was just clicking well and I was hitting my spots," Wheeler said. "I did get away with a few mistakes tonight, but it happens. Sometimes you get away with them and sometimes you dont. Tonight was just one of those nights." After a walk to Logan Morrison, Lucas broke up Wheelers no-hit bid with a hard-hit one-out single to right in the seventh. Solano and Marisnick each singled in a run to tie it 2-2. "I was just trying to put a good swing on a fastball," Lucas said. "He was pretty overpowering up to that point. I wasnt trying to do too much. I wasnt trying to hit a home run or anything. I was just trying to get on base." Wheeler got Jeff Mathis to bounce into a double play to get out of the jam ending his night. Wright led off the fourth with a double and Buck walked with two outs before Lagares tripled to right-centre field to give the Mets a 2-0 lead. Marlins starter Nathan Eovaldi allowed two runs, four hits, and five walks in six innings. He struck out four. "It was rough tonight," Eovaldi said. "I have to work ahead. My fastball command wasnt there. I was off the plate, just a rough one." NOTES: Lagares is hitting .369 (24 of 65) with 13 RBIs in 21 games in July. ... Marlins LF Christian Yelich went 0-for-4 batting lead-off for the first time and is hitless in his last 15 at-bats. ... Miami reliever Steve Ames made his major league debut in the seventh. ... RHP Henderson Alvarez (1-1, 2.64 ERA) will start Wednesdays game for the Marlins against Mets RHP Jenrry Mejia (1-0, 0.00 ERA). John Hannah Patriots Jersey . Nine days before the opening ceremony, organizing committee chief Dmitry Chernyshenko said Wednesday that Sochi is "fully ready" and will deliver safe, friendly and well-run games that defy the grim reports that have overshadowed preparations. John Hannah Youth Jersey . 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CHICAGO -- Three days after he saved the National League Division Series, Clayton Kershaw will get his first look at the National League Championship Series when he starts for the Dodgers in Game 2 on Sunday against the Chicago Cubs.When last seen, Kershaw was getting the final two outs of the winner-take-all Game 5 of the NLDS at Washington. He threw just seven pitches, two days after throwing 110 in a Dodgers victory, and said the brief outing was more like a between-start bullpen ... sort of.Number of pitches wise, its pretty much the same, Kershaw said Saturday. The intensity might have been just a hair different.That is Kershaw at his sarcastic best, of course. He said he had fun with the rush of energy that came with closing out a series clincher, but is trying to distance himself from the memory quickly with the heavily favored Cubs up next.Kershaw feels that nobody remembers who finishes second, suggesting that his NLDS heroics will resonate more if he leads the Dodgers to a World Series title.In the Cubs, he will face a team he did not pitch against in the regular season, but one he knows well. He was the only Dodgers starter who did not pitch in the teams four-game series at Wrigley Field in the first half, and was on the disabled list when the Cubs came to Los Angeles in late August.He knows all about the Cubs offensive acumen, though, and was poring over scouting reports Friday evening, even before he was officially named the Game 2 starter.ddddddddddddThe Cubs lineup is pretty solid, obviously, Kershaw said. They have some guys in there that had some pretty amazing seasons. They are the best team in baseball for a reason.I think the one thing that stands out with their offense is the on-base percentages of those guys. They are constantly working counts, getting into good hitters counts, getting on base. And that is something that is difficult for a starting pitcher.Kershaw started two games of the NLDS, in addition to his appearance in relief in Game 5. The three-time Cy Young Award winner did not earn a decision in any NLDS game, but the Dodgers won all three games in which he appeared.Kershaw will follow Kenta Maeda, who lasted four innings and gave up three earned runs in the 8-4 loss in Game 1.?The Dodgers also announced Saturday that left-hander Rich Hill will start in Game 3 when the series shifts to Dodger Stadium. Hill started Games 2 and 5 of the NLDS, giving up five runs on nine hits over seven combined innings.A potential starter for Game 4 could be 20-year-old rookie Julio Urias, who became the youngest Dodgers pitcher to ever appear in a postseason game when he made a relief appearance in Game 5 of the NLDS. ' ' '