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

Santana snaps Mets out of doldrums, beats Florida (AP) Desperate for a psychological boost, the New York Mets had the right man on the mound. Johan Santana snapped the Mets out of their recent doldrums, pitching seven effective innings to beat the feisty Florida Marlins 5-3 Tuesday night. "He's the guy that we look for to stop the bleeding, and that's what he did tonight," manager Willie Randolph said. Pedro Martinez likely to rejoin Mets next week (AP) Pedro Martinez is likely to ... Read More

Willie Randolph keeps job, Mets keep losing (AP) Willie Randolph kept his job -- for now. Meanwhile, the New York Mets kept losing. After their embattled manager had a much-anticipated meeting with ownership Monday, the Mets got another ineffective outing from Mike Pelfrey and fizzled on offense following a strong start in a 7-3 loss to the Florida Marlins. Read More

Cook, Smith lead Rockies past slumping Mets 4-1 (AP) John Maine on the mound facing essentially a Triple-A lineup. It appeared to be the perfect pick-me-up for Mets manager Willie Randolph. Aaron Cook and Seth Smith would have none of it. The Colorado Rockies beat New York 4-1 Sunday when Smith hit his first major league homer, a three-run shot to back an impressive start by Cook (7-3). Read More

Mets snap five-game losing streak (AP) The pressure was off Willie Randolph at least for a day. The New York Mets finally ended their five-game skid with a 9-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday. He was definitely feeling a sense of relief as he sat behind his desk. "We were able to get the 'W', just to get these guys feeling good about themselves again," Randolph said. Holliday rallies Rockies past struggling Mets (AP) The New York Mets were two outs ... Read More

Slick-fielding Nats edge Mets 1-0 behind Bergmann (AP) Jason Bergmann never got a chance to plead his case to stay in the game after seven shutout innings. No matter. The pinch hitter who replaced him made Bergmann a winner. Willie Harris helped put Washington ahead with a key sacrifice bunt, then saved the slick-fielding Nationals by making a sensational catch in the ninth inning of Thursday's 1-0 victory over the New York Mets. Read More

Zimmerman, Redding lead Nationals past Mets 5-3 (AP) Ryan Zimmerman and the Washington Nationals are last in the NL East. That doesn't mean they're about to roll over for the New York Mets. Zimmerman hit a long homer and Tim Redding pitched two-hit ball for six innings, sending Washington to a 5-3 victory over the Mets on Wednesday night. "He had great command of his fastball and his curveball was very good," Nationals manager Manny Acta said. Read More

Maine shuts down Nationals (AP) Ryan Church lashed a line drive to right in the sixth inning, harder hit than his homer in the second for sure, and he paused momentarily in the batter's box to watch the ball's trajectory. Once he saw Austin Kearns hesitate, he knew he had another hit. The liner-turned-double drove in two of Church's four runs against his former team, and John Maine pitched six sharp innings to lead the New York... Read More

Perez wins for first time in 9 starts, Nationals beat Mets (AP) Odalis Perez trudged off the mound without a hint of a smile, taking a slow walk to the Washington dugout and blowing into his cold hands. Not the typical body language one would expect from a pitcher who was about to earn his first win of the season. Well, this wasn't a typical start for Perez. Perez had three hits and two RBIs and pitched laboriously into the seventh inning, ... Read More

Beltran, Church homer back-to-back as Mets beat Reds 8-3 (AP) Oliver Perez plays baseball like a kid in a school yard -- hitting, pitching, stealing bases, experimenting with different arm angles. All were on display in the New York Mets' 8-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday in which the left-hander earned his first win since April 19. "He might drive you nuts every once in a while," New York manager Willie Randolph said, "but he competes, man." The... Read More