Mets' comeback falls short
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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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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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If the Mets were not on the verge of an historic collapse, Moises Alou would have rested his ailing left quadriceps. But Alou does not have time to get better.
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At this potentially joyous moment, let's not forget this is the Mets team that managed to pull off the biggest collapse in baseball history.
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In the aftermath of a crushing 11-10 Mets defeat was the inescapable feeling that in the now-likely event of a divisional race, no Joba Chamberlain for the Mets equals mission improbable.
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The Colorado Rockies avoided a series sweep at the hands of the New York Mets by getting some unexpected pop from the top and bottom of their lineup.
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The free-falling Mets manage just three hits off Joel Pineiro and Jason Isringhausen in a 3-0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.
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The Mets scored four early runs off the Dodgersâ ace Brad Penny, but starter Jorge Sosa allowed six, including five in a tedious fourth inning, as the Mets fell on Saturday.
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In one his best starts this year, John Maine gave up only one run in seven and a third innings to lead the Mets to a victory against the Twins.
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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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Five pitchers combined on a one-hitter for the New York Yankees, and Jason Giambi homered again Friday night in a rain-delayed 2-0 victory over the suddenly slumping Mets.
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It appeared the Mets were suffering from the same bad karma as the Red Sox last week, having dropped six of seven after Thursday's hideous 8-7 loss to the Marlins. But the Mets were able to catch themselves by winning within 19 hours Friday night and yesterday, delaying and possibly halting what would be an embarrassing fall out of first ...
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With their pitching staff in tatters, the free-falling New York Mets blew a five-run lead Wednesday night and lost again to Washington. Now they're in danger of blowing the whole NL East race, too.
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The Mets are in reach of winning consecutive division titles for the first time, despite fielding a team that does not stand out in any particular way.
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Pedro Martinez struggled in his first start in more than a month and the New York Mets missed a chance to clinch the NL East on their own Friday night, losing to the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3.
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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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Billy Wagner bounced back from a dreadful performance and the New York Mets got consecutive home runs from Carlos Delgado and David Wright to edge the Yankees 4-3 Sunday night in their Subway Series finale.