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

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