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

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

Maine takes shutout into ninth of 12-1 rout of Dodgers (AP) It had been almost a year since a New York Mets starter pitched more than eight innings. John Maine ended that drought and his teammates made it easy for him with their second-best offensive output of the season. Maine took a shutout into the ninth and the Mets routed the Los Angeles Dodgers and Brad Penny, 12-1 on Wednesday. Status Kuo: Dodgers lefty beats Mets again 5-4 (AP) In a span of ... Read More

Dodgers hit 3 homers off Oliver Perez to beat Mets 5-1 (AP) Rafael Furcal hit a leadoff homer against beleaguered Oliver Perez, Blake DeWitt connected for his first home run in the major leagues and the surging Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Mets 5-1 on Monday night. Matt Kemp also homered after being named NL player of the week for the first time earlier in the day, helping the Dodgers win for the ninth time in 10 games. Read More

Jackson's error helps Mets beat Arizona 5-2, win series (AP) Two throws told the story of the New York Mets' 5-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday. Conor Jackson's was terrible, Ryan Church's terrific. The first baseman Jackson's ninth inning throwing error allowed Carlos Beltran to score the Mets' go-ahead run from second. "The ball just got away from me," said Jackson, praised by Arizona manager Bob Melvin for his improved defensive play this... Read More

Webb, Ojeda lead Diamondbacks past Mets, 10-4 (AP) The Arizona Diamondbacks figure they're going to win every time Brandon Webb pitches. They didn't expect Augie Ojeda to help make him the majors' first seven-game winner. Ojeda drove in a career-high six runs to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 10-4 victory over the New York Mets on Saturday. "Six RBIs -- that's incredible for anybody," said Webb (7-0), who matched Randy Johnson in 2000 for the... Reyes powers Mets' rout of Diamondbacks (AP) ... Read More

Reyes powers Mets' rout of Diamondbacks (AP) Jose Reyes had four hits and was thrown out at the plate in the eighth inning while trying to complete the cycle with an inside-the-park homer, leading the New York Mets over the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-2 Friday night. Reyes had two triples and scored three times. He motored around the bases after hitting a long drive off the center-field wall in the eighth but was easily cut down at home. Read More

Pirates crush sloppy Mets 13-1 (AP) Oliver Perez couldn't find the plate, Luis Castillo couldn't find the ball and Jose Reyes couldn't find second base. The Mets bumbled through a sloppy performance Wednesday, and the Pirates seemed to make them pay for every mistake. Pittsburgh scored nine unearned runs in a 13-1 victory that had New York closer Billy Wagner questioning his team's effort afterward. Read More

Maine, Mets hold on for win over Braves (AP) Tim Hudson repeatedly said he felt fine after another perplexing start. Just one bad inning, he said. One bad inning was all New York needed to send the Atlanta Braves to another one-run loss. Carlos Beltran hit a two-run double off Hudson in the Mets' four-run third inning, and New York held on for a 4-3 victory Saturday. Read More