Mets deal blow to Marlins' playoff hopes
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Carlos Delgado dealt a blow to Florida's wild-card hopes and moved the Mets closer to wrapping up their long-awaited NL East title.
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Cody Ross slammed three homers and Anibal   Sanchez followed up his no-hitter with another pitching   masterpiece as the Florida Marlins pounded the New York Mets   16-5 on Monday.
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The Mets did not retain their right fielder, are hoping to trade their left fielder and now will not have their center fielder available for the start of next season.
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In the aftermath of a crushing 11-10 Mets defeat was the inescapable feeling that in the now-likely event of a divisional race, no Joba Chamberlain for the Mets equals mission improbable.
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MIAMI GARDENS - Monday was supposed to be moving day for the Florida Marlins, a playoff contender already marked extremely fragile.
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It's not time for Cubs fans to panic &#151; yet. Eager to sew up the NL Central, Chicago instead managed only two hits in eight innings against Dontrelle Willis and lost to the Florida Marlins 4-2 Tuesday.
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Pedro Mart&#xED;nez struggled in his first start in more than a month and the New York Mets missed a chance to clinch the National League East, losing to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-3, last night.
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The Mets missed a chance to distance themselves from Philadelphia, which was idle but pulled two games behind in the National League East with six remaining.
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If the Florida Marlins complete their mission to make it back to .500, it won't be on the St. Louis Cardinals' watch.
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The Mets snap an 11-game losing streak while stopping the Marlins' franchise record-tying nine-game winning streak with a 4-0 victory.
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The New York Mets became the first   major league team to clinch a playoff berth as second baseman   Jose Valentin belted two home runs to lead the New Yorkers to a   4-0 win over the Florida Marlins on Monday.
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The New York Mets ended nearly two decades of disappointment in their division and days of delay, clinching the NL East for the first time since 1988 with a 4-0 victory over the Florida Marlins on Monday night.
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Trying to avert a September collapse, the New York Mets stumbled upon a simple solution: Hit the ball to the Florida Marlins.
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The New York Mets twice blew a three-run lead, and they might be about to blow the NL East.
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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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The Chicago Cubsâ grip on the National League Central lead became shaky on Wednesday night, when they lost for the second night in a row to the last-place Florida Marlins.
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After a rain delay of 2 hours and 21 minutes, the Mets took advantage of six errors by the Marlins to close out the victory.