MIAMI -- David Wright has been feeling more comfortable at the plate in the past week, and he was due for a big game. Andrea Conti Jersey . Wright broke out of his offensive woes with three hits -- including two doubles -- and three RBIs and powered the New York Mets to an 8-6 win over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night. "Its fun to get hits, its fun to drive in runs, and it sure is fun to win," Wright said. "All in all, a good night." Wright came into the game in a 7-for-50 slump, dating to Aug. 14, and had only one extra-base hit in August. "Its nice to feel comfortable and its nice to feel dangerous, and thats what Ive felt lately," Wright said. Juan Lagares reached base five times, including a career-high four hits, stole two bases, scored three runs, and drove in two for the Mets, who pounded out 16 hits -- two shy of their season high. New York had 18 against Atlanta on July 8. "He had a tremendous night offensively," Mets manager Terry Collins said. Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton hit his 35th home run and second in two games against the Mets. He drove in two runs to give him 101 RBIs, becoming the first Marlins player to drive in 100 runs since Dan Uggla had 105 RBIs in 2010. "This guy has been locked in and feeling good," Marlins manager Mike Redmond said. "The last couple of days the swings have been great and hes been focused. I know he probably doesnt think about the 100 RBIs but to see the way hes playing at crunch time, its fun." Christian Yelich had three of the Marlins 11 hits. Miami beat the Mets 9-6 on Monday when they were helped by six New York errors. "You have nine guys trying to put good at-bats and score runs," Yelich said. "Offence can be streaky at times. Hopefully we can keep this up and finish the year strong." Jonathon Niese (8-10) earned the win on Tuesday, giving up five runs in six innings. Jenrry Mejia pitched the ninth to record his 22nd save in 25 chances. Brad Penny (1-1) took the loss, allowing seven hits and four runs in three innings. The Mets jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the second inning before Stantons two-run homer cut the Marlins deficit to 4-3. New York extended its lead to 7-3 with three runs in the fourth on RBI singles by Lagares and Lucas Duda, and a run-scoring double by Wright. A sacrifice fly by Reed Johnson and an RBI single by Yelich pulled Miami within 7-5. Wrights third RBI of the game came on a sacrifice fly in the sixth. That was matched by a groundout by Garrett Jones, who scored Adeiny Hechavarria in the bottom of the sixth to keep the Marlins within two runs at 8-6. Relievers Carlos Torres, Jeurys Familia, and Mejia held the Marlins scoreless over the final three innings. "You can have a game like last night where we absolutely stunk and you can bring in the same guys in the same situation the next night and they can be brilliant, and thats baseball," Collins said, "Thats what makes our game great." TRAINERS ROOM Marlins RHP Henderson Alvarez (left oblique strain), who left Mondays start early because of the injury, plans on throwing a bullpen session in the next couple of days with the hope of making his next start. UP NEXT Marlins RHP Tom Koehler (9-9, 3.79) will look for his first 10-win season in Wednesdays series finale against Mets RHP Jacob deGrom (7-6, 2.94). Koehler has a 2.68 ERA against the Mets in 11 appearances, making eight starts. DeGrom is 2-0 with a 0.64 ERA in two starts against the Marlins. LAGARES ON A ROLL Lagares two stolen bases gave him five in five games. He is hitting .381 (16 for 42) over his last 11 games. "I think youre seeing the making of a really good player," Wright said. CAPPS MAKES RETURN Marlins RHP Carter Capps gave up one run and two hits in 1 2-3 innings with two strikeouts in his first appearance since May 25 against Milwaukee. He had been sidelined by an elbow injury. Alessio Romagnoli Jersey . These teams will see plenty of each other in the next few weeks as three of the Canucks next nine games are against the Wild (after today they meet February 9th in Minnesota and again February 16th at Rogers Arena). Gabriel Jersey . -- Southern Illinois coach Barry Hinson couldnt hear himself amid the roar in Koch Arena, so he kept stomping on the floor in a fruitless attempt to get his teams attention.Welcome to a very unique UFC Fight Night breakdown. This event is going down May 10th in Cincinnati. The main event is a welterweight fight that will give the winner a huge step on the path to a title shot. This weeks Takedown pits me, Jordan Cieciwa (@FitCityJordan) against 11 year-old Gabriella McAlpine (@WebSodaGirl) on the picks. Gabriella (Gabzilla) McAlpine is one of the biggest fans of MMA out there. Creating a name for herself online by interviewing some of the biggest stars in MMA, shes someone to watch as she hits the mats and learns the sport herself.  We invite you to get on twitter and join the battle. #TeamGabZilla or #TeamJC. Wed love to hear your picks and argue our decisions. Matt Brown vs. Erick Silva JC: Well, Im a fan of experience. That means in this one Ive got to go with Matt Brown. Hes 18-11, and on a six-fight win streak. Silva is 3-3. I believe Silva has the advantage when it comes to the ground game, but not when you take into account the striking. I dont see this going all five rounds. Matt Brown will get his KO. Gabzilla: I think Erick Silva will take the win. He is evenly matched as a striker but on the ground be is more technical and has finished more fights using grappling. Lorenz Larkin vs. Constantinos Philippou JC: Costas Philippou is one of those "never out of the fight" fighters. He hits a ton, and has the ability to stay on his feet. Lorenz Larkin is an excellent all-round fighter, but with the striking edge and toughness going to Philippou I think this night will end mid-second round with Philippou getting a solid KO. Gabzilla: I believe that Lorenz Larkin wwill take the win. Fabio Borini Jersey. This is an evenly matched fight that is so close on paper, but I have to give a slight edge to Larkin. Daron Cruickshank vs. Erik Koch JC: Erik Koch and Daron Cruickshank should be a barn burner of a fight. Im actually a huge Koch fan and he gets the wins any way he can. Hes a great all-around athlete and if his striking isnt working he can take this to the ground. Cruickshank is an aggressive fighter. I think its going to be his downfall. Im expecting Koch to end this in the third round with a submission. Gabzilla: This is another very evenly matched fight. But my pick is Cruickshank, the Detroit Superstar, because of his striking, aggression and takedown defence. Neil Magny vs. Tim Means JC: Tim Means should end this night with a decision win over Neil Magny. I dont see this one ending before we reach the end of three rounds, but Means has the experience and striking skill to make sure he wins this one. Gabzilla: I will have to give it to Tim Means because of his record. He is so much more experienced in MMA with a 20-5-1 record as opposed to Magny with only a 9-4 record. Means has great hands and I think that will dictate the fight. Soa Palelei vs. Ruan Potts JC: If you have been watching heavyweight MMA then you know that the Australian heavyweight Soa Palelei is the real deal. I never count a fighter out, however, Ruan Potts just does not have what it takes to survive a Palelei striking onslaught. Expect an aggressive first round KO.  Gabzilla: Hands down I think that Soa Palelei will win by KO. Based on experience, his striking capabilities and aggression. ' ' '