Tigers 8, Mets 7: Metsâ Batters Canât Get Back What the Bullpen Gives Away
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The Mets comeback came up short, as the teamâs pitching, headlined by a rare, uninspiring outing by Oliver PÃ©rez, did little to help.
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Trailing by 4-0 after six innings, the Mets overcame that deficit in the eighth inning on David Wrightâs game-tying three-run homer, but gave it right back in the bottom half.
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In the thick of a pennant race, the New York Mets are sticking to quite a formula: poor fielding plus poor pitching equals defeat after defeat.
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Oliver Perez pitched seven scoreless innings, David Wright hit his fourth homer in the last four games, and the New York Mets shut out the Braves, 3-0, last night in Atlanta, increasing their National League East lead over their rivals to 2 1/2 games.
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As the Mets fritter away their once-commanding grip on first place in the National League East, some wonder if the teamâs experience is just one of those New York collapses.
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The New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals used their offenses to show why they are the top two teams in the National League.
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The Mets squandered the lead again on Thursday, this time two leads, en route to their sixth defeat in their last seven games.
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The most worrisome aspect of the Metsâ June swoon is the chaotic state of the bullpen. But throughout their struggles, Manager Willie Randolph has remained unflappable.
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If the New York Mets keep playing like this, they won't have to worry about coming up short again to the Atlanta Braves. Carlos Beltran homered twice, Orlando Hernandez allowed only three hits in eight innings and the Mets buried their old nemesis a little deeper in the NL East, routing the Braves 11-3 Saturday.
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Geoff Blum singled in the go-ahead run with two outs in the eighth for the San Diego Padres, who nearly wasted a brilliant performance by Greg Maddux before rallying to beat the New York Mets 5-4 on Wednesday night.
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David Wright and Carlos Delgado each homer, Jorge Sosa wins for the sixth time and the Mets beat the Tigers, 3-0, Friday night.
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The Braves&#39; magic number to clinch the NL East remained at 10, thanks to Florida&#39;s 4-3 victory over Montreal...Keppinger&#39;s error was the 130th this season for the Mets, tops in the majors...Betemit&#39;s RBI was the first of his career...Atlanta holds a 10-6
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Carlos Guillen, Magglio Ordonez and Placido Polanco had three hits apiece to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 9-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday for their eighth win in 10 games.
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Lose the choreography and dial back the frivolity. Thatâs my advice for the Mets as they resume the season. The Yankees, on the other hand, could use a bit of strut.
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Endy Chavez's tiebreaking double in the 10th inning sent the New York Mets to a 4-2 victory Thursday over the Cincinnati Reds, leaving the NL's top team on an upswing.
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The Detroit Tigers crushed the New York Mets 15-7 in their interleague matchup on Sunday and handed Tom Glavine one of the heaviest losses of his career.
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The star starter and the key reliever for the Mets may seem to have little in common, but both are seeking to defy expectations.