Mets nip Padres; Piazza hits 2 homers
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Mike Piazza tipped his helmet to Pedro Martinez, then teed off against him. Piazza hit two more home runs off his former Mets teammate, even drawing an extremely rare curtain call on the road, but fell just short of a go-ahead shot Wednesday night and New York escaped with a 4-3 win over the San Diego Padres.
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The Mets beat the Oakland Athletics on David Wrightâs double in the bottom of the ninth.
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The New York Mets scored a 5-4 extra inning win over San Francisco on Tuesday, after Giants reliever Armando Benitez balked in the game-tying run and then surrendered a walk-off homer to Carlos Delgado.
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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 hit a two-run homer and Oliver Perez tossed another gem against the Atlanta Braves, leading the New York Mets to a tidy 3-2 victory Monday night.
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A comfortable lead in the standings allows the New York Mets to shrug off losing streaks. Carlos Delgado ended a 2 1/2-week homer drought by connecting twice, John Maine pitched six solid innings and the Mets avoided a four-game sweep with a 7-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday.
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For seven innings the New York Mets couldn't score. Then the Florida Marlins couldn't field. Carlos Gomez scored the go-ahead run on an error in the ninth inning, and Carlos Beltran's two-run double broke the game open to help New York win 6-2 on Friday night.
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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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Albert Pujols belted his major-league leading 43rd homer and Jim Edmonds followed with a two-run shot as the St Louis Cardinals eased to a 7-2 win over the San Diego Padres in National League action Thursday.
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Trevor Hoffman notched his 478th   career save to tie Lee Smith's all-time record as the San Diego   Padres took control of the National League West with a 2-1 win   over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.
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Mike Cameron hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the seventh and Mike Piazza and Adrian Gonzalez each drove in two runs as the San Diego Padres defeated the Washington Nationals 6-3 Saturday night.
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After a three-game wipeout in New York, the St. Louis Cardinals' NL Central lead was all but gone. Carlos Delgado homered for the fourth time in four games, and the Mets completed a sweep with a 6-2 victory Thursday night that extended their winning streak to seven.
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David Wright singles home the decisive run in the 11th inning and the New York Mets took a big step toward the playoffs by beating the  Marlins.
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Always a fan favorite at Shea Stadium, Mike Piazza drew an extremely rare curtain call on the road when he homered against the New York Mets on Wednesday night.
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NEW YORK - Victor Diaz hit a tying, three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning, and Craig Brazell's first major league home run in the 11th gave the New York Mets a stunning 4-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday.    The Cubs had much on the line...
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The New York Mets scored two runs in the top of the 17th inning on Saturday to beat the Houston Astros 5-3 in a game that matched the longest this season.
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Shawn Green hits a leadoff home run in the 11th inning and the New York Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 2-1, on Monday night.