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NEW YORK — Starling Marte walked to the plate with a gift — from a 12-year-old fan. Batting with runners at the corners in the eighth inning of Game 5 of the NL Championship Series, Marte wore an orange-white-and-blue necklace handed to him by a 12-year-old boy. Marte delivered an RBI single for his fourth hit and third RBI of the game in a 12-6 New York Mets victory over the Dodgers that forced a Game 6 in Los Angeles.
