Young Mets Hurt Cubs in a Game They Needed
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Mets rookie Victor Diaz stroked a tying three-run home run with two out in the ninth and Craig Brazell won it in the 11th with his first major-league homer.
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One sweet swing by Carlos Beltran sent the New York Mets fans home happy and ended a game highlighted by two big slams.
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For the first time since last weekend, the Mets looked like themselves, stealing bases, drawing walks and jumping all over the Astrosâ erratic pitching.
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The Chicago Cubs turned some ugly baseball in a sweet victory.
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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 comeback came up short, as the teamâs pitching, headlined by a rare, uninspiring outing by Oliver PÃ©rez, did little to help.
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On the eve of their first playoff game in six years, the New York Mets were still searching for a healthy starting pitcher.
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MONTREAL (CP) - Victor Diaz hit his first career home run and Gerald Williams added a two-run shot to power the New York Mets to a 4-2 win Thursday over the Montreal Expos.
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The New York Mets twice blew a three-run lead, and they might be about to blow the NL East.
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The Cubs fall behind early and lose their second straight game to the lowly Mets 3-2, putting a dent in their playoff chances.
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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 N.L. East on their own.
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Lastings Milledge helped thwart a potential rally, then hit a three-run homer that punctuated the New York Metsâ rout of the road-weary Houston Astros.
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Victor Diaz hit a tying, three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning, and Craig Brazell's first major league home run in the 11th gave the Mets a stunning victory.
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Trying to avert a September collapse, the New York Mets stumbled upon a simple solution: Hit the ball to the Florida Marlins.
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ST. LOUIS -- This was the kind of deflating loss that would send some teams -- the Cubs come to mind -- into the fetal position. Twelve grueling innings, a booming walkoff two-run homer and 52,144 people screaming loud enough to make your ears ring.
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Pedro Martinez felt a twinge in his calf before the game, and felt the effects during a terrible first inning. The New York Mets could only hope a bad outing was the worst of his problems.
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Mike Piazza wants the New York Mets to get him out of a situation that&#39;s been difficult to deal with. For much of this season, he didn&#39;t know whether he&#39;d be at catcher or first base until he got to the ballpark and glanced at the lineup card.