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Pretty neat way to warm up for the playoffs, huh? Wild-card Wednesday lived up to its billing, but the biggest news for the Yankees came postgame.
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Pretty neat way to warm up for the playoffs, huh? Wild-card Wednesday lived up to its billing, but the biggest news for the Yankees came postgame.
"We care," Mets pitcher Dillon Gee said after Sunday's 7-5 win over the Atlanta Braves. "It just shows that we pull together and try to pull through the rough patches."
Ruben Tejada had four RBIs, Lucas Duda homered off Craig Kimbrel in the ninth inning and the New York Mets slowed the Atlanta Braves' wild-card bid with a 7-5 victory Sunday.
Dickey held the Braves to three runners through the first five innings — Prado's broken-bat single in the first and walks to Brian McCann in the second and Freddie Freeman in the fifth.
The Mets matched their season high with 20 hits in ending a six-game losing streak.
The Mets will begin their 50th anniversary season in style -- at home.
Chipper Jones will be in St. Louis with the Braves playing the Cardinals this Sunday, but 9/11 won't be far from his mind.
For sports fans in New York after 9/11, a baseball game at Shea Stadium was a capstone to a difficult time.
Chipper Jones had a sacrifice fly and RBI double in the nightcap and a solo homer and a double in the opener, as the Braves swept a doubleheader from the Mets on Thursday night.
The Phillies are closing in on 100 wins and a meaningless September, and that means they retain the top spot in Evan Roberts' MLB Power Rankings.
Evan Roberts' rankings are mostly steady this week, with one notable exception toward the top: Boston over New York. But then again, maybe the Yankees can do something about that in Fenway this week.
The Mets and Marlins have had two days off -- thank you, Irene -- before their scheduled doubleheader Monday at Citi Field. And that may help the Amazin's.
Chris Capuano's marvelous shutout on Friday ranks with great performances in Mets' history. John Schweibacher examines this and various Met statistics.
Chris Capuano pitched the game of his life, tossing a two-hitter and striking out a career-high 13 as the New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 6-0 Friday night in their final matchup before taking a break because of Hurricane Irene.
After a short hiatus Tueday's Top 10 makes its return. Evan Roberts presents this week's edition of the MLB Power Rankings.
Zack Wheeler seems to be adjusting quite nicely to his new surroundings. Though he suffered the loss in his last start on Saturday, he's making progress with his revamped delivery and seems to have settled in with his new teammates.
Minus their top two hitters, the Mets took the field Monday night with an all-too-familiar challenge: find a way to win without their best players. They did, but the road ahead won't be so easy.
A steamy day at Citi Field turned into a painful one for the Mets when their top two hitters went down with injuries.
The Mets lost both Jose Reyes and Daniel Murphy to injuries Sunday in their 6-5 loss to the Braves, forcing manager Terry Collins to use both Justin Turner and later David Wright at shortstop for the first time.
The New York Mets suffered a painful loss Sunday afternoon not only in the standings but to their lineup as both Jose Reyes and Daniel Murphy had to leave the game due to injury.
Justin Turner, Jason Bay and Josh Thole put on a power display Saturday night as the Mets out-slugged the Atlanta Braves in a 11-7 victory.
Dan Uggla extended his career-best hitting streak to 26 games with a two-run single in the eighth inning, Tim Hudson pitched seven stellar innings and the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 4-1 on Friday night.
As of Friday, only St. Louis and Arizona stand between the Mets and the Braves. They have nine games left with Atlanta, including six at Citi Field in August. They play three of those games this weekend -- and these are urgent times for the Mets.
It appears the Mets have finalized a long-awaited trade that would ships Carlos Beltran to the Giants for pitching prospect Zack Wheeler.
Baseball long ago opened the door to replay when it allowed reviews of whether a ball is a home run, including whether it is fair or foul. So it's not a big leap to allow replay of, oh, I don't know, PLAYS THAT DECIDE GAMES, like this one.
