El Duque to the rescue as Mets prevail
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Orlando Hernandez gave the New York Mets the type of performance they'll need when he starts their playoff opener in place of Pedro Martinez.
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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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Pat Burrell snapped out of a slump by doing what he does best &#151; breaking the hearts of the New York Mets.
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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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With a few more starts, Pedro MartÃ­nez could tinker with his control and recapture his sharpness. Unfortunately for the Mets, he is out of time.
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The New York Mets became the first   major league team to clinch a playoff berth as second baseman   Jose Valentin belted two long home runs to lead the New Yorkers   to a 4-0 win over the Florida Marlins on Monday.
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After two tough losses to the New York Mets, the Florida Marlins are happy to see them leave town. Paul Lo Duca had three RBIs, Jose Reyes had three hits and Carlos Delgado delivered a game-tying, two-out single in the ninth inning as the Mets beat the Marlins 7-4 on Wednesday night &#151; trimming New York's magic number for winning the NL East to two.
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Trailing by seven runs entering the ninth, the Mets scored six with one out before Paul Lo Duca popped out with the tying run on third base to close out the Nationalsâ victory.
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Ryan Howardâs two-run home run off Guillermo Mota in the 10th inning capped a rally and led the Phillies to a win over the Mets.
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David Wright singles home the decisive run in the 11th inning and the New York Mets took a big step toward the playoffs by beating the  Marlins.
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Tony Batista homered twice to reach 30 this season, Livan Hernandez pitched another complete game and the Montreal Expos beat the New York Mets 6-1 Tuesday night before just 3,839 at Olympic Stadium.
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Three innings after making an amazing, game-saving catch, Carlos BeltrÃ¡n helped the Mets emerge with a winning record on their 11-game, 10-day trip.
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The New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-5 on Saturday to complete a three-game sweep of the National League Division Series.
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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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The Mets finished off their sweep of the Atlanta Braves, rallying behind six strong innings from Tom Glavine and a two-run homer by David Wright.
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As the Mets fritter away their once-commanding grip on first place in the National League East, some wonder if the teamâs experience is just one of those New York collapses.
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Baseball New York Mets pitcher Orlando Hernandez has arthritis in his neck and will be sidelined three or four days after receiving a cortisone shot. El Duque, 41, slated to be the No. 2 starter behind Tom Glavine in the Mets' suspect rotation, left spring training yesterday and returned to New York to have his neck examined. He underwent an ...