Mets 7, Diamondbacks 1: Metsâ Fill-In Lineup Brings Down Diamondbacks
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RubÃ©n Gotay, a reserve infielder, blasted a three-run homer to help snap the Diamondbacksâ eight-game winning streak.
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Randy Johnson took a four-hitter into the ninth inning to help the Arizona Diamondbacks end a nine-game losing streak Sunday, beating Steve Trachsel and the New York Mets 2-0.
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Marlon Anderson went a little too wide with his slide. Anderson's hard takeout attempt might have been enough to bust up a double play in the ninth inning and allow the tying run to score for the New York Mets. Instead, Anderson went far outside second base, knocked down Philadelphia's Tadahito Iguchi, and was ruled out on a game-ending interference ...
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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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Wally Backman is out of a job and the Arizona Diamondbacks are the laughingstocks of baseball. Other than that, itâs been a pretty normal week here in the desert.
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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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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 Arizona Diamondbacks signed left-hander Jeff Fassero on Wednesday with four games left this season. The Colorado Rockies released Fassero on Friday.
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These aren&#39;t meaningful games the Mets are playing. But at least yesterday&#39;s 11-9 loss in 13 innings to the Phillies was entertaining.
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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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Former major league infielder Wally Backman was hired Monday as manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks. &quot;We all feel very fortunate to have had a managerial candidate like Wally
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The lineup was loaded with guys who won&#39;t be playing in next week&#39;s playoff games. Not one of the relievers who came out of the bullpen has a shot to make the postseason roster.
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The guy who paints the name plates on the Arizona Diamondbacks lockers must be getting arm cramps. After 111 losses a year ago, the Diamondbacks have undergone a near-total overhaul, and they're not finished. Expect at least six players in the opening day lineup to be new to the team.
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After the Wally Backman fiasco, the Arizona Diamondbacks were fortunate to have a handy and willing backup choice in Bob Melvin. The low-key Melvin so coveted the managing job that he brushed aside any concern about being the team's second choice. "This is the one I really wanted," he said. "This is where I feel most at home." That home, though, is in disarray.
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ris Benson, whose &quot;tired shoulder&quot; briefly symbolized the Mets&#39; season-long troubles, pitched a four-hit shutout last night as the Mets beat the Atlanta Braves, 7-0, at Shea Stadium.
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Randy Johnson struck out 14 batters in  8 1/3 innings to help the Arizona Diamondbacks end a nine-game  losing streak with a 2-0 win over the New York Mets on Sunday.
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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.