Mets Lose Another Pitcher for Next Series
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Orlando HernÃ¡ndez, the scheduled Game 1 starter, could be added to the roster for the National League Championship Series.
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Carlos Delgado will be sidelined for a week to 10 days with a strained muscle in his right hip, a significant blow to the New York Mets as they try to protect first place in the NL East.
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The New York Mets fired manager Art Howe yesterday but left him in the dugout for the final 2 1/2 weeks of a season gone bad after the All-Star break.
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The New York Mets have finalized personal terms with Venezuelan-born pitcher Johan Santana, who will join them from the Minnesota Twins, pending a medical on Saturday, MLB.com (http://www.mlb.com) reported on Friday.
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Five pitchers combined on a one-hitter for the New York Yankees, and Jason Giambi homered again Friday night in a rain-delayed 2-0 victory over the suddenly slumping Mets.
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The New York Mets have finalized  personal terms with Venezuelan-born pitcher Johan Santana, who  will join them from the Minnesota Twins, pending a medical on  Saturday, MLB.com (http://www.mlb.com) reported on Friday.
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In losing Tuesday, their ninth setback in 12 games, the Mets again struggled to generate productive offense, stranding eight base runners.
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The Mets made six errors, gave up 11 walks and hit one batter Sunday in a loss to Philadelphia that left the second-place Phillies three and a half games behind the Mets in the N.L. East.
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New York Mets infielder Joe McEwing is likely done for the season after breaking a bone in his left leg.
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David Wright and Carlos Delgado each homered for the second consecutive game, as the Mets snapped their four-game losing streak.
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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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With a few more starts, Pedro MartÃ­nez could tinker with his control and recapture his sharpness. Unfortunately for the Mets, he is out of time.
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Pedro Martinez is going to be out far longer than this postseason: The Mets' ace also will miss the start of 2007 because of an injured pitching shoulder.
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First, Marco Scutaro. Now, Manny Ram&#xED;rez. It's not supposed to work this way. A starting pitcher is not supposed to pitch seven or eight innings and give up one solo home run -- and take the loss. It's certainly not supposed to happen two starts in a row.
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Pedro Martinez is going to be out far longer than this postseason: The New York Mets' ace will miss the start of 2007, too &#151; because of an injured pitching shoulder.
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The New York Yankees failed to get a win from their starting pitcher -- again -- and lost another game to the Red Sox.
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Pedro MartÃ­nez and the sputtering Mets are in danger of sliding into oblivion and destroying what had seemed like an inevitable trip to the postseason.