Dodgers 5, Mets 0: Maine Loses Focus, and Maybe a Postseason Edge
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Starter John Maine lost his concentration in the middle innings while the Mets were being systematically dismantled by the Dodgers Taiwanese left-hander Hong-Chih Kuo.
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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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The Dodgers have a runaway leader in the clubhouse for scapegoat if they lose this Division Series to the Mets, and it's not manager Grady Little .
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Lose the choreography and dial back the frivolity. Thatâs my advice for the Mets as they resume the season. The Yankees, on the other hand, could use a bit of strut.
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Minus two top starters, the New York Mets got dynamic postseason debuts from Carlos Delgado and David Wright to jump ahead of the Dodgers.
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Pedro MartÃ­nez and the sputtering Mets are in danger of sliding into oblivion and destroying what had seemed like an inevitable trip to the postseason.
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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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As the Mets have moved toward a postseason spot, Pedro MartÃ­nez has been one of their most vital players, but right now he is their biggest question mark.
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With apologies to the Mamas and Papas, California isn&#39;t just dreamin&#39; about the baseball playoffs as the regular seasons winds down.
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Starter John Maine had the indignity of allowing home runs on three consecutive pitches, to the Dodgersâ Nos. 7-8-9 hitters, in the second inning, and the Mets never recovered.
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For a change, the Los Angeles Dodgers didn't get much of a start. Thanks to relievers Chad Billingsley and Takashi Saito and another homer by Russell Martin, the finish couldn't have been much better.
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Jose Reyes hit a grand slam to cap a seven-run fourth, John Maine extended his scoreless streak to 23 innings and the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-1 on Sunday night.
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WASHINGTON D.C.  - The slumping New York Mets lost their fifth game in a row on Tuesday, a 9-8 defeat to the Washington Nationals, and saw their National League East lead over the Philadelphia Phillies shrink to a game and a half.
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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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A comfortable lead in the standings allows the New York Mets to shrug off losing streaks. Carlos Delgado ended a 2 1/2-week homer drought by connecting twice, John Maine pitched six solid innings and the Mets avoided a four-game sweep with a 7-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers couldn't have asked for a better start. But after that, they were finished. So now, they're going to need a little help to reach the postseason.
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Steve Trachsel was chased from the game after two and two-thirds innings Â his shortest outing of the season Â and the Dodgers trounced the Mets.