Wright, Hitting Third, Can't Do It All for Mets
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San Diego starter Brian Lawrence pitched a complete-game shutout in David Wright's debut as the Mets' designated slugger.
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Baseball can be so fickle. The line between the daring and defeatist is precariously thin, blurred by intangible factors, altered by blind providence.
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If the Mets were actually in the pennant race, and not a fourth-place team playing out the string with minor leaguers, it might have been considered classic.
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Brandon Webb found himself in the strangest of positions on Wednesday night, protecting a 3-0 lead against the Dodgers after just three innings.
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The Mets lost for the sixth time in eight games, but that seems to be irrelevant. There are two goals for the rest of the regular season: avoid injuries and nurse players like Pedro MartÃ­nez back to full strength.
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By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer. in New Jersey as a Mets fan. ``I&#39;m taking away my experience as positive.&#39;&#39;. Burnett, plus left-hander Dontrelle Willis.
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A six-run ninth inning wasn't enough for the Mets. An improbable rally fell just short last night when Paul Lo Duca flied out with a runner on third, and New York's 10-9 loss to the Washington Nationals at Shea Stadium cost the NL East leaders another chance to expand their cushion.
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The Mets, behind an important two-run homer from David Wright and an encouraging outing by Oliver PÃ©rez, defeated the Atlanta Braves for their ninth victory in 10 games.
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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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It took 11 innings, and a wild pitch and an error by the Marlins, but the Mets salvaged a win Wednesday, and now need only two wins to clinch their division.
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The Mets made six errors, gave up 11 walks and hit one batter Sunday in a loss to Philadelphia that left the second-place Phillies three and a half games behind the Mets in the N.L. East.
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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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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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Not even a big home run by Barry Bonds could stop Jaret Wright from winning again. Wright set a career high with his 13th win and drove in the go-ahead run with a surprise bunt Friday night, helping the Atlanta
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Oliver Perez pitched seven scoreless innings, David Wright hit his fourth homer in the last four games, and the New York Mets shut out the Braves, 3-0, last night in Atlanta, increasing their National League East lead over their rivals to 2 1/2 games.
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Carlos Delgado, David Wright and Paul Lo Duca drove in two runs apiece and the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-3 Monday for their ninth win in 10 games.
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Third baseman David Wright of the Mets, with teammate Paul Lo Duca on the mound, put on a show in the first round of the All-Star Home Run Derby on Monday night. Wright took the lead with 16 home runs, easily surpassing Marlins third baseman Miguel Cabrera&#039;s nine.