Padres Paste Slumping Mets 4-0
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Brian Lawrence escaped a bases-loaded jam in the first inning and allowed just four hits the rest of the way Wednesday night, pitching the San Diego Padres to a 4-0 victory over the slumping New York Mets.
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The New York Mets' latest loss was filled with bad vibes, and the Philadelphia Phillies are threatening to add to their woes.
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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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When a hot ground ball broke the tip of his right index finger, Padres shortstop Khalil Greene&#39;s chances for Rookie of the Year also were fractured.
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Aaron Heilman's start was over by the fourth inning on Monday night as the San Diego Padres rattled him and then rolled to a victory at Shea Stadium.
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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 free-falling Mets manage just three hits off Joel Pineiro and Jason Isringhausen in a 3-0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Carlos Zambrano of the Chicago Cubs flirted with a no-hitter on Saturday but wound up on the short end of a 1-0 loss to the San Diego Padres.
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The Cubs fall behind early and lose their second straight game to the lowly Mets 3-2, putting a dent in their playoff chances.
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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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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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Mike Piazza homered, Cla Meredith extended his scoreless streak to 27 1-3 innings and the San Diego Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 5-4 Tuesday night to pull within one game of the NL West lead.
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The San Diego Padres edged   Cincinnati 4-2 on Thursday to set up a crucial four-game   showdown with Los Angeles.
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(Sports Network) - Time is running short on the Padres in their attempt to claim the NL wild card spot. San Diego has lost five of its last six contests and is now 2 1/2 games behind the Chicago Cubs and San Francisco Giants for the wild card.
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Starter Orlando HernÃ¡ndez limited the Padres to two hits in seven scoreless innings and the Metsâ offense rebounded from recent struggles to defeat the Padres on Tuesday night.
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The biggest loser in Thursday night's rainout of the game between the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets was pitcher Mike Pelfrey.
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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.