Mets' Martinez sharp in Class A start (AP) New York Mets ace Pedro Martinez pitched six sharp innings in a Class A start Wednesday night, staying on track to return to the majors next week. The three-time Cy Young winner strained his left hamstring in his only start for New York on April 1 against Florida and has been on the disabled list since. Tatis' 2-run double in 12th rallies Mets (AP) In the end, the heroes for the New York Mets were ... Read More

Delgado's 2 homers lead Mets to 6-3 win over Braves (AP) Mets fans were still disappointed with first baseman Carlos Delgado even after he broke out of his 3-for-34 slump Sunday. Their only regret this time was he didn't come out of the dugout for a curtain call following his second home run. Delgado had his first two-homer game in nearly a year -- and first homer since April 8 -- in a 6-3 win over Atlanta. Read More

NEW YORK -- Two negatives don't always yield a positive. So it was Friday night when Damion Easley served as a pinch-hitter in the seventh inning of the Mets' loss to the Braves. He was to lead off the inning against Will Ohman, the Braves reliever he had faced once previously. And Ohman just had entered the game. "Not much of an opportunity to prepare," Easley would say Saturday morning. "[I] didn't know much about him, didn't get a chance to see him ... Read More

NEW YORK -- Scrawled on the message board near the door to the Mets' clubhouse each day is the pregame agenda; nothing fancy, just the facts, the what and when of it. An outsider might find the terminology a bit odd at times. The information the Mets read upon arrival Saturday, for instance, was this: "Report: 11:30. No hitting. Game: 1:10." All snide remarks aside -- "No hitting" was neither a commentary on the Mets' performance on Friday nor a cynic's view of ... Read More

NEW YORK -- They play one game at a time, they say. But they think ahead -- sometimes two or three days ahead. The Mets were fully aware of what they faced this weekend when the Braves were to provide the competition. Almost every Mets hitter knew at least this much -- a rookie, Tim Hudson and John Smoltz would be on the mound. The Braves' starting pitcher plans, translated into Mets thinking, was this: "A pretty decent chance to win on Friday, ... Read More

Mets-Phillies Preview After being booed off the mound during his home debut for the New York Mets, Johan Santana might be happy to be back on the road. He'll try to rebound from that lackluster outing Friday night, but will have to do it by starting opposite the dominant Cole Hamels when the Mets open a three-game series with the Philadelphia Phillies. Santana (1-2, 3.05 ERA), who signed a $137. Read More

Pedro optimistic about return date Pedro optimistic about return date One day after Mets general manager Omar Minaya suggested Pedro Martinez might not return to active duty until late May or early June, Martinez was quoted as having said his recovery may be shorter instead of longer. Read More