Wright homers twice, Mets beat Torre, Dodgers 8-4 (AP) David Wright delivered two huge hits. Pitcher Claudio Vargas took a big swing, too -- off the catcher's mitt. Wright hit two more home runs off Brad Penny and the newly inspired New York Mets dampened Joe Torre's return home, taking advantage of a rare catcher's interference call to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-4 on Thursday night. 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

Hudson, Braves complete 4-game sweep of Mets (AP) Braves against Mets. Chipper Jones vs. Johan Santana. Game on the line. "You live for that moment," Jones said. He certainly seized it. Jones drove in the go-ahead run during a three-run seventh inning against Santana, and Atlanta beat New York 4-2 Thursday night behind Tim Hudson to complete its first four-game sweep of the Mets in five years. Read More

Francoeur leads Braves past Mets, 11-4 (AP) Jeff Francoeur says he wasn't physically drained by playing 370 consecutive games. Mentally zapped? That's another matter. Francoeur, refreshed by his rare night off, homered and drove in four runs to help the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 11-4 Wednesday night for their third straight win in the series. Martinez returns home to be with ailing father (AP) Pedro Martinez returned to the Dominican Republic to be with his sick father on Wednesday, delaying ... Read More

Campillo picks up first big league win; Braves sweep Mets (AP) Jorge Campillo outpitched his future Hall of Famer teammate and got quite a bonus: his first major league win. The 30-year-old journeyman followed up Tom Glavine's strong performance in the first game with six scoreless innings of his own Tuesday night, leading the Atlanta Braves to a 6-2 victory over the New York Mets and a sweep of their doubleheader. Glavine beats former team, leading Braves past Mets 6-1 (AP) Tom Glavine ... Read More

Perez leads Mets to 2-game sweep at Yankee Stadium (AP) Jose Reyes and the New York Mets are feeling much better about themselves. All it took was two big wins at Yankee Stadium. Oliver Perez shut down the slumping Yankees, Reyes homered for the second consecutive game and the Mets cruised to an 11-2 rout Sunday night for a rain-shortened sweep of their crosstown rivals. Read More

Santana pitches Mets to 7-4 victory over Yankees (AP) Johan Santana made the Yankees pay for passing on him last winter. The two-time Cy Young Award winner pitched efficiently into the eighth inning, and the New York Mets got home runs from Jose Reyes and David Wright to top the Yankees 7-4 Saturday in the opener of a rain-shortened Subway Series. "I think we showed today how to play as a team," Santana said. Read More