Marlins 5, Mets 4

By David Lennon
Newsday
MIAMI - It wasn't the surgically repaired shoulder that betrayed Pedro Martinez in the fourth inning of Tuesday night's game against the Marlins. When Martinez let go of his final pitch, a curveball to Matt Treanor, he grabbed at the back of his left leg with his glove hand and screamed in pain.
Treanor slapped a ground ball at David Wright, who flipped a wild throw over to first base, but all eyes were locked on Martinez, who hobbled stiffly around the mound. When manager Willie Randolph and assistant trainer Mike Herbst appeared, the conversation was brief. Martinez soon walked slowly toward the dugout, and after being diagnosed with a strained left hamstring, it could be a while before he is seen again.
The Mets won't know the severity of the strain until Marti.nez has an MRI, but he's not generally known as a quick healer. Martinez also has a history of pitching through a variety of injuries, such as the torn tendon in his left calf that helped end his 2006 season, so it's possible the hamstring could have been a problem before Tuesday night.
Robert Andino, who was inserted in the 10th inning to play third base, smacked a two-out home run off reliever Mike Wise to deliver a 5-4 win for the Marlins and make the Mets' long night even worse.
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