Gsellman injured as Mets lose to Marlins

MIAMI — Robert Gsellman limped into the dugout, took off his batting helmet and slammed it into a trash can, showing where this season seems headed for the injury-riddled New York Mets.

Gsellman left the game with a strained left hamstring after he tried unsuccessfully to beat out a grounder , and the bullpen gave up three runs in the seventh as the Mets lost Tuesday night to the Miami Marlins 6-3.

Gsellman allowed three runs in three innings, hiking his ERA to 6.16. The Mets have already had five starting pitchers on the disabled list this year.

“We’re dropping like flies,” Gsellman said.

“It’s kind of tough to comprehend,” manager Terry Collins said. “He’s running hard; I salute him for that. He had a chance to beat it out and create a big inning for us. Just another frustrating night as far as the injuries go.”

The Mets (34-42) fell deeper into fourth place in the NL East. Ichiro Suzuki had a pinch-hit RBI single against Jerry Blevins in a lefty-on-lefty matchup to put Miami ahead to stay.

“Ich has basically hit lefties better his whole career, so you never really worry about him with a lefty,” manager Don Mattingly said.

The 43-year-old Suzuki is batting only .219 but leads the majors with 12 pinch-hits.

Christian Yelich added a tworun single in the seventh, his third

Miami left fielder Marcell Ozuna leaps on the fence as a fan catches a home run ball hit by New York’s Travis d’Arnaud during the seventh inning Tuesday in Miami. hit. Dan Straily allowed two runs in five innings, and A.J. Ramos pitched around a leadoff single in the ninth for his 13th save.

The Marlins (35-40) have scored 18 runs in their past six games and won four of them, a reflection of good work by the bullpen.

“If our guys can keep us in the game early, it seems like we’re in Wilfredo Lee / The Associated Press

every game and have a good chance to win,” Mattingly said.

Neil Ramirez (0-1) faced two batters in the seventh, and both scored.

Curtis Granderson led off the game with his 11th homer of the year and his seventh this month. It was his 45th leadoff homer, most among active players.

Teammate Travis d’Arnaud tied the game in the seventh with his ninth homer off Kyle Barraclough (41). D’Arnaud also had an RBI single.