No Rest For The Weary: Cardiac Cubs Edge Mets
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NEW YORK - Derrek Lee&#39;s broken-bat 10th inning RBI single gave the Cubs their third one-run victory this week and their second in extra innings with a 2-1 nail-biting win over the New York Mets Friday night at Shea Stadium.
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PITTSBURGH - Carlos Zambrano pitched 7 1-3 shutout innings to outduel Oliver Perez and beat Pittsburgh for the fifth straight time this season, carrying the Chicago Cubs to a tense, 1-0 victory over the Pirates on Wednesday night.    Sammy Sosa preserved the Cubs' sixth shutout with a sprawling, belly-flop catch of Ty Wigginton's bases-loaded, two-out line drive to right field in the eighth...
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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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The Cubs suffered a stunning loss yesterday, and their closest rival in the wild-card race took advantage of the situation, the Giants beating Los Angeles to close
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(Sports Network) - The Mets will try to take the three-game series against the wild card-leading Chicago Cubs this afternoon at Shea Stadium.
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Carlos Delgado, David Wright and Paul Lo Duca drove in two runs apiece and the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-3 Monday for their ninth win in 10 games.
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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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Now the Chicago Cubs are really getting beat up -- by each other.
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Starter Tom Glavine flirted with a perfect game into the sixth inning on Saturday as the Mets improved to a season-high 19 games above .500.
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Trailing by 4-0 after six innings, the Mets overcame that deficit in the eighth inning on David Wrightâs game-tying three-run homer, but gave it right back in the bottom half.
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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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The Mets have been dealing with injuries for much of the season. So far nothing has slowed them down, as reserves have played an integral role in maintaining the teamâs momentum.
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Victor Diaz hit a tying, three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning, and Craig Brazell&#39;s first major league home run in the 11th gave the New York Mets a stunning 4-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday.
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With three big swings, Cody Ross upstaged teammate Anibal Sanchez. Ross tied Florida records with three home runs and seven RBIs, while Sanchez &#151; in his first start since pitching a no-hitter last week &#151; allowed four hits and struck out eight in seven innings as the Marlins beat the New York Mets 16-5 Monday night.
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Tom Glavine earned his 298th win with a superb performance, and Lastings Milledge's tiebreaking single with two outs in the eighth inning sent the New York Mets to a 2-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night.
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The Chicago Cubs are cranky. The fans are restless. The baseball has been sloppy, the results discouraging, the trend alarming. Friday seemed a good day to look in on the National League wild card race.
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If the New York Mets keep playing like this, they won't have to worry about coming up short again to the Atlanta Braves. Carlos Beltran homered twice, Orlando Hernandez allowed only three hits in eight innings and the Mets buried their old nemesis a little deeper in the NL East, routing the Braves 11-3 Saturday.