Cardinals 3, Mets 0: Mets Lose Again to Fall Into Tie With Phillies
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With a loss to the Cardinals on Thursday, the Mets dropped out of sole possession of first place in the N.L. East for the first time since May 15.
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Even with Jake Peavy on the mound, the San Diego Padres were unable to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks to take the lead in the NL West. The Philadelphia Phillies were in perfect position to pick up a game on the New York Mets in the NL East, before a shocking comeback by the Atlanta Braves handed them a most deflating loss.
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Jason Michaels goes 4-for-5 with a homer and four RBI to lead the Philadelphia Phillies past the New York Mets, 9-5, Friday.
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Now the Cardinals' NL Central lead is down to a half-game. Jason Marquis got just six outs and St. Louis fell behind by eight runs in the third inning, losing to the Milwaukee Brewers 9-4 Thursday night.
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The longest of nights produced the most painful of losses for the Philadelphia Phillies and dozens of their die-hard fans. The Phillies waited out a rain delay of nearly 4 1/2 hours at the start, then dropped a 3-1 decision to the Washington Nationals that left Philadelphia two games back in the NL wild-card race with only three games to play.
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Mike Pelfrey has made eight starts this season, losing seven after the Metsâ defeat to the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on Friday night.
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Chase Utley's hitting streak ended at 35 games, David Dellucci hit a tiebreaking homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 5-3 Friday night for their fourth straight win.
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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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Atlanta finished a dismal road trip with another loss. Arizona did the same to close out a terrible homestand. Meanwhile, the New York Mets seem to win everywhere they play.
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The Metsâ latest debacle came courtesy of the Minnesota Twins, who scored the last five runs of the game to send them to their 14th loss in 18 games this month.
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SAN FRANCISCO - Steve Trachsel lasted only four innings and the Mets committed three errors in a 7-3 loss to the Giants last night at SBC Park.
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Juan Encarnacion and Chris Duncan homered, Adam Wainwright pitched six sharp innings and the Cardinals beat Philadelphia 8-3 on Saturday to stop the Phillies' six-game winning streak in St. Louis.
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John Maine, the teamâs most consistent pitcher this season, put the first three runners on base and then allowed a grand slam as the Mets fell behind early and lost to the Reds.
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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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Carlos Beltran misplayed Jimmy Rollins's line drive into a two-run triple and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied to beat host New York, 5-3, yesterday for their seventh straight victory over the Mets.
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These aren&#39;t meaningful games the Mets are playing. But at least yesterday&#39;s 11-9 loss in 13 innings to the Phillies was entertaining.
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NEW YORK - David Bell&#39;s second home run of the game broke a 13th-inning tie, and the Philadelphia Phillies overcame a four-run deficit Saturday in an 11-9 win over the New York Mets.