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MIAMI -- Jose Reyes kept getting on base Friday night, and the New York Mets started looking like a different team.Reyes had his first three-hit game since joining the run-starved Mets early this month and scored twice to help them beat the Miami Marlins 5-3.Hes like a can of Red Bull balled up into a human being, teammate Logan Verrett said, and thats something we were lacking.Reyes drove in a run, stole a base and scored on two sacrifice flies by Yoenis Cespedes. The Mets new leadoff hitter had two hits from the right side and one from the left, and even reached on a strikeout thanks to a passed ball.Today I feel very good, Reyes said. I felt like I was seeing the ball better from both sides of the plate. Hopefully I can continue to be like that. When you have a good game like that, you have to be a little bit consistent and remind yourself what you were doing to be successful.Jeurys Familia gave up an RBI single by pinch-hitter Martin Prado in the ninth before retiring Adeiny Hechavarria with two on for his 50th consecutive save, including 34 this season to lead the majors. The Mets closed within a half-game of second-place Miami in the NL East.Verrett took a shutout into the sixth but departed after giving up a two-run homer to Christian Yelich, his 10th. Hansel Robles (5-3) pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings.The Mets James Loney entered the game as a defensive replacement and hit a two-run homer into the upper deck in the ninth.Reyes led off the game with a double, stole third and scored on Cespedes flyout. Reyes two-out RBI single in the fourth put the Mets ahead 2-0, and he scored on another sacrifice fly by Cespedes in the seventh for a 3-2 lead.It was the kind of performance the Mets envisioned from the 33-year-old Reyes when they signed him, manager Terry Collins said.This guy produces runs, Collins said. He gets on base, he gets in scoring position. I realize that even though he is fast, he is probably a step slower than he was five years ago. But hes still a great baserunner, and he creates havoc on the bases.Reyes raised his average to .250 and made a fine play at third base to rob Hechavarria.I never stopped believing in what I can do on the field when someone gives me an opportunity, he said. Im going to continue to get better.The game was Reyes first at Marlins Park since he played for Miami in 2012, when he and the team endured a rocky season. He downplayed the significance of his return.It doesnt mean anything, he said. It was another game.Adam Conley gave up two runs in six innings for Miami. David Phelps (4-5) allowed the Mets run in the seventh.Manager Don Mattingly found little to fault in the performance of his Marlins, who returned to town from a seven-game trip at 4:30 a.m.I thought we were really good, Mattingly said. Adam battled and we got back into the game. You always want rest, but were not going to make excuses. We had a chance to win that game.SUZUKI UPDATEThe Marlins Ichiro Suzuki struck out on three pitches in the eighth inning as a pinch-hitter and remained four hits shy of 3,000.TRAINERS ROOMMets: RHP Zack Wheeler, making a slow recovery from Tommy John surgery in March 2015, threw 30 pitches in a bullpen session. He said the next step will be to face batters before he goes on a minor league rehab assignment.Marlins: 1B Justin Bour (sprained ankle) is expected to start doing work on the field this weekend and might be ready for a rehab assignment early next week.UP NEXTMarlins All-Star Jose Fernandez (11-4, 2.53) is scheduled to start Saturday against Jacob deGrom (6-4, 2.38), who pitched a one-hit shutout against the Phillies in his most recent outing.If youre a baseball fan and you love the game, Saturday nights game is a game youd want to come and see, Collins said. C.J. McCollum Blazers Jersey . -- PGA TOUR Canada member Steve Saunders took a three-stroke lead Saturday in the Web. 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The Mustangs (6-0), who beat Queens 50-31 last weekend, earned 17 first-place votes and 287 points in voting by the Football Reporters of Canada. Western was last ranked first in the country in October 2011. Wasps 25-20 Exeter ChiefsWasps director of rugby Dai Young: Danny was a little bit frustrated in the first half, because he didnt have the options, Wasps rugby director Young said.For his first hit-up back in the Wasps jersey, I think he can be pretty pleased. He did pretty well.I was pleased with the second half and that we found a way to win. Everything we talked about before the game in the first half, we didnt do. That was ringing in the players ears a little bit at half time.Exeter head coach Rob Baxter: The guys needed a really tough game to get the legs and the lungs going. We are up and running now. Of course, I would have liked to have won. Am I hugely disappointed with the performance? No.There were a few frustrating elements there, but nothing that we cant put right very quickly.Saracens 35-3 WorcesterSaracens director of rugby Mark McCall: Overall, I am probably not happy with that. I am happy we got five points and happy to get the win.It was a hugely rusty performance but we defended very well. Give Worcester credit for the way they played in that first-half. They were really physical and they made life difficult for us at the breakdown.Worcester head coach Carl Hogg: There was a huge amount of character and effort in that first half given the amount of possession and territory that Saracens had.It was an even contest in that first-half but the amount of effort took its toll in the second half.Harlequins 21-19 BristolHarlequins director of rugby John Kingston: There were a crazy number of mistakes. Technically, we got some things really wrong. We were probably playing a bit too deep in the first half, considering the conditions.We found ourselves trying to force things after giving them a couple of easy scores. It was a day where you had to catch a ball before you passed it. At half time we walked about playing wet-weather rugby.Bristol head coach Andy Robinson: When the opposing director of rugby said he thought it was a forward pass, how do you think I feel? Its welcome back to the Premiership for me.Im really frustrated. We will have to work hard on our discipline because we were the wrong side of the referee. Weve got to be more streetwise in what we do, sharper and smarter.Northampton 14-18 BathBath director of rugby Todd Blackadder: I am just impressed with him [Georgge Ford] as a young man.dddddddddddd He showed out there he can put all the distractions behind him and get on with his rugby.There is a really good framework here. There is not a lot you want to change, just a few tweaks, a little bit of belief, some systems and new ideas and making sure we have the culture right.Northampton director of rugby Jim Mallinder: We havent had any rain in training and it is a completely different game when it rains. We are all learning, but there were some positive aspects as well.Defensively we were very strong, generally they didnt create any chances and we were putting them under a lot of pressure, but attacking-wise we still have some things work on.Gloucester 31-38 LeicesterLeicester boss Richard Cockerill: We played so poorly in the first 45 minutes, to say the least. We conceded cheap points, we couldnt execute anything. It was pretty average.Then, we decided we would hold on to the ball and do what we practised. Credit to the players, their resilience and the stuff we worked on came through.Gloucester director of rugby Richard Humphreys: Everything we did well in the first-half, we did badly in the second-half. The bottom line is its not acceptable when you lead 31-7 at home, and then lose the game.It was a long final 30 minutes. We are all pretty emotional immediately after the game. You know Leicester are a good team, but you also believe we have the quality to win that game.Newcastle 19-17 Sale SharksNewcastle director of rugby Dean Richards: No-one was leaving the stadium in the last few seconds, were they? We nearly threw it away but we shouldnt have been in that position.Maybe were going to be a little luckier this season than last. Its the little things that make the difference. The penalty count may have been in our favour but those last two penalties could have been very costly.Sale director of rugby Steve Diamond: At least we got a bonus point. Im just a bit frustrated by our performance. We just got cleared out on the floor and we conceded a lot of penalties and well have to look at that.We managed to have a shot in the last minute and it would probably have been a bit unfair if wed won but I would have taken it. ' ' '