Mets clinch 1st NL East title since 1988
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The party had begun, and no one seemed to want it to end: not the players, not the fans.
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Everything's bigger in New York including Omar Minaya's goals. The new Mets' general manager wants to take the NL East from the Braves and precedence over the Yankees.
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The New York Mets blew a five-run lead and had their National League East lead cut to one game after losing 9-6 to the Washington Nationals on Wednesday.
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The New York Mets snapped a five-game losing streak with a 7-1 win over the Atlanta Braves on Friday, giving themselves some breathing room in an increasingly tight National League East.
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MONTREAL (CP) - Victor Diaz hit his first career home run and Gerald Williams added a two-run shot to power the New York Mets to a 4-2 win Thursday over the Montreal Expos.
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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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Tony Batista homered twice to reach 30 this season, Livan Hernandez pitched another complete game and the Montreal Expos beat the New York Mets 6-1 Tuesday night before just 3,839 at Olympic Stadium.
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Shawn Green and the hitters started fast, Billy Wagner closed it out quickly and now the New York Mets are headed to the NL championship series.
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The Mets spot the Nationals four runs before turning on the floodgates Saturday as the NL East champions rally for a 12-6 victory at Shea Stadium.
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Pedro Martinez struggled in his first start in more than a month and the New York Mets missed a chance to clinch the N.L. East on their own.
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After helping the Boston Red Sox win their first title in 86 years, Pedro Martinez will try to lead the New York Mets to their first championship since 1986.
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Baseball Pedro Mart&#xED;nez is out for the postseason after an exam yesterday showed the New York Mets ace has a torn tendon in his left calf muscle. The Mets, who won their first NL East title since 1988 with Mart&#xED;nez battling injuries most of the season, won't have the three-time Cy Young Award winner at all in the playoffs. Mart&#xED;nez ...
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Chip Ambres singled home the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, and the New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 Sunday to take three of four in a series between division leaders.
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Erik Bedard won his first game in a month and Melvin Mora hit a two-run home run against his former team Friday night as the Baltimore Orioles came from behind to defeat New York 6-3, ending the Mets&#039; eight-game winning streak.
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Shawn Green hit a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning and the Mets tightened their grip on first place in the N.L. East, beating the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night.
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The Philadelphia Phillies completed a four-game sweep of the New York Mets with a thrilling 11-10 win in the series finale on Thursday.
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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.