Last Night's Action: Alone in First
- Mets 3, Phillies 1: Remember when Oliver Perez and Carlos Delgado both stunk? Ah, those were the days. They won Thursday's matinee against the Phillies almost all by themselves. Perez struck out 12 batters in 7 2/3 innings but he got a no-decision because he had the misfortune of leaving before the Mets took the lead. They did that when Delgado hit a two-run double down the left-field line in the bottom of the eighth. Billy Wagner didn't hiccup in the ninth.
So now the Mets sit all by their lonesome in first place. They still have their problems. Nick Evans and Marlon Anderson (!) are still playing left field. Pedro Martinez hasn't looked good at all. The Phillies and the Marlins don't appear to be going anywhere for now. But the Mets probably have the best team in the division, and, for the first time since April, it is theirs to lose.
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