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Martinez helps Mets beat Marlins 6-2 (AP) A four-run cushion was sufficient Sunday for the New York Mets. Now they'll try to hang onto a lead in September. The Mets' battered bullpen came through with three shutout innings to close out a 6-2 victory over the Florida Marlins, preserving New York's one-game lead over Philadelphia in the NL East. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Mets - Martinez helps Mets beat Marlins 6-2 (AP)", ... Read More

Walk to Willingham helps Marlins beat Mets 4-3 (AP) Aaron Heilman issued a bases-loaded walk to Josh Willingham in the ninth inning as the sputtering New York Mets' bullpen failed again in a 4-3 loss to the Florida Marlins on Saturday night. Mike Pelfrey worked 6 2-3 solid innings before handing a 3-2 lead to the bullpen, which has blown 11 of 26 save opportunities since the All-Star break and is second in the NL with ... Read More

Beltran helps Mets beat Marlins 5-4 (AP) The New York Mets were one strike from defeat before Carlos Beltran came through with the big hit that had eluded them all night. Beltran hit a grand slam with two outs in the ninth inning off Kevin Gregg, and New York's shaky bullpen held on for a 5-4 win over the Florida Marlins on Friday night. Before Beltran's homer, the Mets were 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position. ... Read More

Mets rally to beat Phillies, reclaim first place (AP) This resilient group sure isn't last year's New York Mets. Daniel Murphy hit a tiebreaking double after Carlos Delgado's second solo homer had tied the game in the eighth and the Mets beat Philadelphia 6-3 on Wednesday night to reclaim first place in the NL East. Ryan Howard hit a two-run homer and Jayson Werth homered for the Phillies, who fell a half-game behind the Mets in ... Read More

Phillies rally to beat Mets and reclaim 1st place (AP) The New York Mets' beleaguered bullpen blew another one. Chris Coste hit an RBI single in the bottom of the 13th inning and the Philadelphia Phillies overcame a 7-0 deficit to beat the Mets 8-7 on Tuesday night and retake the lead in the NL East. Fernando Tatis hit a three-run homer and the Mets staked Pedro Martinez to a seven-run cushion. ... Read More

Delgado's HRs, Pelfrey's CG lead Mets over Astros (AP) Carlos Delgado dived to snatch a sharp grounder to first base, slapped the bag with his bare hand and immediately looked home. He was hoping to help Mike Pelfrey one more time. "I was thinking I could cut off the run at home plate to protect that shutout," Delgado said. "Great performance by Pelfrey tonight." The ninth-inning run scored, but it hardly mattered because Delgado was on ... Read More

Ausmus, Erstad homer in 10th to lead Astros (AP) Pedro Feliciano was stunned to see two Houston Astros with a combined three homers this season take him deep in the 10th inning. The way the year has gone for the Mets' bullpen, it shouldn't have been surprising at all. Brad Ausmus led off the 10th with his second homer of the year, Darin Erstad connected for his third three batters later and Houston rallied against New ... Read More

Berkman, Backe lead Astros in win over Mets (AP) So much for the notion that it's best not to dwell on a bad start. Despite throwing a gem in Houston's 8-3 victory over the New York Mets on Saturday night, Brandon Backe stood in front of his locker in the Astros clubhouse beating himself up. "I've got a long way to go to redeem myself," he said. "I'm not going to sit on a good start ... Read More

Santana shuts down Astros for 3-0 win (AP) Johan Santana was not going to let his manager take him out after six innings, not when former minor league teammate Roy Oswalt was still out there dominating hitters. Santana left an inning before Oswalt but he made two less mistakes than his fellow ace, and the New York Mets beat the Houston Astros 3-0 on Friday night. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Mets - ... Read More

Delgado's big night gives Mets sweep of Braves (AP) Carlos Delgado was mobbed after his winning hit found the grass in left field Thursday night. As David Wright crossed the plate with an exuberant belly first slide, the New York Mets poured out of the dugout to celebrate in the Shea Stadium infield. The centerpiece of the Mets' resurgence this season was front and center again. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Mets - ... Read More