Mets, Benson cool off Marlins
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MIAMI - Kris Benson took a shutout into the seventh inning, Eric Valent homered and the New York Mets ended three streaks Thursday by beating the Florida Marlins 4-0.
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The Cubs&#39; glass had to be half empty because these were two games they should have swept. The Marlins&#39; wound up half full because these were two games they had every excuse to surrender.
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Miami,FL (Sports Network) - The Florida Marlins released reliever Billy Koch on Tuesday, while catcher Ramon Castro opted for free agency.
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Greg Dobbs and the Philadelphia Phillies picked up right where they left off against the New York Mets.
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Omar Minaya officially locked up Kris Benson for the next three seasons on Monday, but the Mets general manager couldn&#39;t say for certain whether Al Leiter would join him in the rotation in 2005.
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The Florida Marlins found an appropriately wild end for their weird stay in Chicago.
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After a rain delay of 2 hours and 21 minutes, the Mets took advantage of six errors by the Marlins to close out the victory.
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(Sports Network) - The Mets continue a three-game series against the Florida Marlins tonight from Pro Player Stadium. New York has lost to Florida nine straight times, losing 7-3 last night.
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The Marlins and Mets traded three two-run home runs in the span of 1 1/2 innings on Monday, but it was Damion Easley&#39;s blast off of rookie Heath Bell that provided the decisive blow.
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The Florida Marlins are trying to make their move in the NL wild-card race. Damion Easley, starting because of an injury to Luis Castillo, hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning
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Carlos Delgado ended a long power drought with two home runs and five RBIs, giving John Maine plenty of support and leading the New York Mets past the Florida Marlins 7-2 on Saturday night.
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After adding Rickey Henderson and Howard Johnson to the Metsâ coaching staff, Willie Randolph and Omar Minaya mitigated the impact of the moves they made the previous afternoon.
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The Mets snap an 11-game losing streak while stopping the Marlins' franchise record-tying nine-game winning streak with a 4-0 victory.
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The outcome of Sundayâs first-half finale, a listless loss to the Astros, served to represent how things have been going lately for the Mets.
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A four-day layoff fails to cool off the Marlins, who extend their winning streak to eight games by beating the Mets, 7-3.
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Cody Ross slammed three homers and Anibal   Sanchez followed up his no-hitter with another pitching   masterpiece as the Florida Marlins pounded the New York Mets   16-5 on Monday.
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NEW YORK (Sports Network) - After losing the Carlos Delgado  sweepstakes to Florida, the New York Mets have filled their  vacant hole at first base with veteran Doug Mientkiewicz.