Young Mets Hurt Cubs in a Game They Needed
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Mets rookie Victor Diaz stroked a tying three-run home run with two out in the ninth and Craig Brazell won it in the 11th with his first major-league homer.
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After spending a rotten weekend in the Big Apple, one that left them with frayed nerves and short tempers, the Cubs were in dire need of a laugher upon their return to Wrigley Field.
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The Mets managed four singles â only one of them out of the infield â and were baffled by the Diamondbacksâ starter, Brandon Webb.
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The Metsâ latest loss came after they frittered away three separate four-run leads, which undermined their feisty comeback in the ninth.
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With six players 40 or older, there are obvious health concerns at Metsâ camp. But their presence also adds a richer dimension to a team that integrated players young and old with great success last season.
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The New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals used their offenses to show why they are the top two teams in the National League.
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In the thick of a pennant race, the New York Mets are sticking to quite a formula: poor fielding plus poor pitching equals defeat after defeat.
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Oliver Perez limited the Yankees to five hits in 7 1/3 innings to lift the Mets in the opener of the seasonâs second Subway Series.
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Endy ChÃ¡vezÂs two hits to spark the MetsÂ offense in Game 2 had little effect when Manager Willie Randolph filled out his lineup card on Saturday.
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HOUSTON - In a heated game between Central division rivals, the Cubs out slugged the Astros to take the rubber game of the three game series.
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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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The Reds dealt Chicago&#39;s playoff hopes a blow Tuesday night by using the Cubs&#39; formula for winning: good starting pitching and home runs.
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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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Lastings Milledge helped thwart a potential rally, then hit a three-run homer that punctuated the New York Metsâ rout of the road-weary Houston Astros.
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The New York Mets have had all sorts of adventures during their 46 seasons. What happened last night, however, they had never done before.
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The star starter and the key reliever for the Mets may seem to have little in common, but both are seeking to defy expectations.
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MONTREAL -- If this were gymnastics, the Cubs would get low scores from the judges for awkward form at times in Wednesday night&#39;s 2-1 victory in 11 innings over the Montreal Expos.