Mets Beat Braves to Open Twinbill
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Gerald Williams and Eric Valent hit solo home runs to give the Mets a victory over the Atlanta Braves in the first game of a doubleheader Tuesday.
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The Braves&#39; sense of timing is impeccable. Whenever the Mets are down, along comes their tomahawk-chopping nemesis to show them up.
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New York took another big beating in Denver. Todd Helton and Garrett Atkins both drove in a season-high five runs and the Colorado Rockies pounded out 20 hits and routed the Mets again Wednesday night, this time 17-7 to become the first team in more than half a century to sweep two New York clubs in the same year.
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The Mets beat the Braves in dramatic fashion, taking an early lead and blowing it late, then winning on Shawn Greenâs eighth-inning single.
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Johan Santana rarely has it this easy. The two-time Cy Young Award winner pitched a four-hitter &#151; with only one strikeout &#151; for his first shutout in nearly two years, and the Minnesota Twins took advantage of four early errors Tuesday night in a 9-0 rout of the New York Mets.
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The New York Mets completed a crucial three-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves as Tom Glavine finally got the better of former team mate John Smoltz in a 3-2 win on Sunday.
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Carlos Delgado homered for the fourth time in four games, and the New York Mets completed a three-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals with a 6-2 victory Thursday night that extended their winning streak to seven.
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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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The Mets have defeated the Braves three times this season and the team will leave Atlanta atop the National League East.
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David Wright singled home the decisive run in the 11th inning, two shaky relievers finally protected the lead, and the New York Mets took a big step toward the playoffs by beating the Florida Marlins 7-6 on Sunday.
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ATLANTA - Gerald Williams and Eric Valent hit solo home runs to give the New York Mets a 2-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves in the first game of a doubleheader Tuesday.    Williams broke a scoreless tie in the third with his fourth home run, a deep drive to center off Paul Byrd...
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Mark Teixeira hit a three-run homer and the Atlanta Braves roughed up a rusty Orlando Hernandez in a 13-5 victory over the New York Mets on Tuesday night.
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Chuck James pitched one-hit ball for eight neat innings, shutting down the New York Mets and leading the Atlanta Braves to a 5-0 victory Monday night.
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The newest member of the Mets slid into home to give the team a victory as they returned from the All-Star Game break.
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Jose Reyes hit a grand slam to cap a seven-run fourth, John Maine extended his scoreless streak to 23 innings and the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-1 on Sunday night.
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Tom Glavine finally beat his buddy John Smoltz. Backed by David Wright's two-run homer, Glavine won for the first time in four tries this season against his longtime teammate, beating Atlanta 3-2 on Sunday as the Mets completed a three-game sweep.
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Shawn Green hits a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning and the Mets tighten their grip on first place in the NL East, beating the Braves, 4-3.