Mets lose again as meltdown continues
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The New York Mets' lead is gone, leaving them on the brink of a historic collapse. The free-falling Mets managed just three hits off Joel Pineiro and Jason Isringhausen in a 3-0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday night, dropping New York into a first-place tie with Philadelphia in the NL East.
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Despite struggling at the plate, the Mets earned their fourth win in a row, thanks to Shawn Greenâs leadoff homer in the eleventh inning.
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The Mets could not hold on to a five-run lead, and lost to the Nationals as they threaten to suffer a record-setting late season collapse.
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The New York Mets should have already discovered that desperation is the chief ingredient in the recipe for disaster. They are forever desperate to sell tickets, save jobs and save face in a market where George
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Aaron Rowand and the Philadelphia Phillies held on to avoid a monumental collapse and gain ground on the New York Mets, who seem like they can't hold on to anything these days.
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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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In losing Tuesday, their ninth setback in 12 games, the Mets again struggled to generate productive offense, stranding eight base runners.
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For the second straight night, the Nationals come back from a four-run deficit to beat the New York Mets, 9-8, and hand NL East leader its fifth straight loss.
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IRVING, TEXAS -- Plenty of defeats have registered in the painful department for the Washington Redskins this season. There was the stinker against Cleveland and the meltdown against Baltimore.
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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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The most worrisome aspect of the Metsâ June swoon is the chaotic state of the bullpen. But throughout their struggles, Manager Willie Randolph has remained unflappable.
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Pedro Martinez's night started bad, and it simply got worse. The New York Mets ace tweaked his calf during warmups, got roughed up for six runs and left his terrible outing against Philadelphia after getting only three outs.
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The Braves&#39; magic number to clinch the NL East remained at 10, thanks to Florida&#39;s 4-3 victory over Montreal...Keppinger&#39;s error was the 130th this season for the Mets, tops in the majors...Betemit&#39;s RBI was the first of his career...Atlanta holds a 10-6
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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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The bullpen blew another one. The reliable relievers who carried the New York Yankees all season are coming apart at the most important moment. Mariano Rivera must be tired by now. Tom Gordon is struggling. Paul Quantrill is hurt. And the Yankees are halfway to the biggest collapse in postseason history.
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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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After a three-game wipeout in New York, the St. Louis Cardinals' NL Central lead was all but gone. Carlos Delgado homered for the fourth time in four games, and the Mets completed a sweep with a 6-2 victory Thursday night that extended their winning streak to seven.