Nationals 13, Mets 4: Growing Pains Give the Mets Discomfort
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The Mets missed a chance to distance themselves from Philadelphia, which was idle but pulled two games behind in the National League East with six remaining.
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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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The Mets couldnât complete a sweep of the Phillies, but still leave Philadelphia father ahead in the standings than they were when they arrived.
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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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The Mets spot the Nationals four runs before turning on the floodgates Saturday as the NL East champions rally for a 12-6 victory at Shea Stadium.
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The Mets (79-61) got solid efforts from starter Mike Pelfrey and their bullpen, and the teamâs defense chipped in with a handful of outstanding plays.
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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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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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The New York Mets scored a 5-4 extra inning win over San Francisco on Tuesday, after Giants reliever Armando Benitez balked in the game-tying run and then surrendered a walk-off homer to Carlos Delgado.
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So much for a Phillies flop. It's the New York Mets who are guarding against a September swoon.
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For the first time in two and a half seasons, the cheery success story of the New York Mets has lost some of its luster.
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Two years ago, the Mets were 20 games under .500. Today, they are on the verge of clinching the N.L. East and winning their first division championship in 18 years.
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NEW YORK -- Mark Teixeira hit a three-run homer and the Atlanta Braves roughed up a rusty Orlando Hernandez in a 13-5 victory over the New York Mets on Tuesday night.
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Now that the Mets have won three in a row (and none of them were ever in doubt, right?) I suspect the vast majority of you understandably feel much better about where things stand entering the final seven games of the season. The Metsâ magic number is five. That is, any combination of victories and [...].
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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 could not hold on to a five-run lead and lost to the Nationals as they threatened to suffer a record-setting late-season collapse.
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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.