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• Yankees 8, Royals 2: The one thing missing from this Yankees season was a Ramiro Pena home run. The reserve shortstop hit his first career homer -- and got the traditional silent treatment from his teammates -- as the Yankees ran away from the Royals. The Yankees have 101 wins, their most since they had 103 in 2002. Robinson Cano, one of the few regulars to play, hit a grand slam, his 25th homer of the season. Chad Gaudin pitched well again for a lineup that included Pena, Shelley Duncan, Juan Miranda, Eric Hinske and Francisco Cervelli.

• New York 10 Philadelphia 9: New York jumped out to a 4-0 lead and turned to Mike Pelfrey to make it standup. Pelfrey couldn’t handle that, surrendering eight runs in six innings of work and he left with the Phillies up 8-4. But, the Philadelphia bullpen is a mess and the Mets rallied with three in the eighth and two in the ninth, thanks to a David Wright home run to take the lead. K-Rod shut the door and the Mets and their fans had a reason to celebrate.

Less than three weeks after David Wright took a 93mph beaning to the helmet, he returned to the Mets' lineup last night looking just a clunkier and a lot more adorable (if that's even possible). No, the third baseman didn't get the Beetlejuice treatment during his first-ever trip to the DL, he simply went ahead with his promise that he would wear the slightly awkward-looking Rawlings S100, a new model designed to protect against pitches up to 100mph.

      

The eerily loud thud that rang throughout Citi Field when David Wright was hit in the helmet by a fastball yesterday afternoon must have sounded like the nail being hammered into the coffin of what has been a season of misfortunes for the Mets. Wright was able to walk off the field on his own accord, but this morning was suffering from post-concussion symptoms despite being released from the hospital this afternoon.

• Giants 5 Mets 4 (10 Innings): The loss hurts, but the more important question is how is David Wright? Wright was hit in the head by a pitch from Matt Cain in the third inning and had to leave the game. He walked on his own power into an ambulance for further testing. That incident overshadowed the rest of the game. Johan Santana tried for revenge, throwing behind Pablo Sandoval in the seventh before yielding a home run. He then drilled Bengie Molina before Jerry Manuel took him out of the game. The Mets scored three in the eighth to tie the game, but Molina got his revenge in the 10th with a solo shot to provide the winning run.

• Yankees 6, Blue Jays 5: Jorge Posada singled home Alex Rodriguez with the winning run in the bottom of the 12th inning, but the Yankees were left without starter Chien-Ming Wang, who left his start after 5 1/3 innings with what was later diagnosed as bursitis in his right shoulder. The Yankees won their second straight and ninth in 10 games. But Wang is headed to the disabled list, and the Yankees could call on the likes of Sergio Mitre to make a start Thursday in Minnesota. The bullpen could be taxed that day, but it appears up to the challenge. After David Robertson let in a run in the top of the sixth, the relievers slammed the door. Brian Bruney, Phil Hughes, Mariano Rivera and even Brett Tomko kept Toronto off the board.

Brewers 10, Mets 6: In his first three starts, Fernando Nieve allowed 10 hits and three runs in 18 2/3 innings. Start No. 4 didn't go quite as well as he allowed three runs on 11 hits in 3 1/3 innings. The Mets were able to close a 3-0 gap to 3-2, but a Casey McGhee grand slam off Brian Stokes blew the game wide open. Down by seven in the ninth, the Mets tried to rally behind a David Wright RBI double and a Gary Sheffield homer, but Brian Schneider hit into a game-ending double play. The Mets sit below .500 for the first time since May 5, but they are only three games behind Phillies. The National League may just be bad enough for the Mets to stay in it.

Yankees 9 Mets 1: The final score may not have been close, but the Mets threw the game away by committing three errors in the second inning. The first one, a wild throw by David Wright is somewhat understandable, he had picked the ball up barehanded and was off-balance as he threw it. That put Melky Cabrera on second and he scored when Ramiro Pena blooped a double down the rightfield line. Pena then scored when C.C. Sabathia hit a single up the middle to make it 2-0 Yankees.

• Yankees 8 Atlanta 4: For five innings the offense kept doing what it has done far too often these past few weeks, sleepwalked through a game. In fact, the Yankees didn’t have a runner reach base until Francisco Cervelli went deep in the sixth inning, but that seemed to spark the bats. They scored seven more times over the final four innings and cruised to the 8-4 win. Joba Chamberlain went 6-1/3 allowing three runs and striking out five. Mariano Rivera came into the game in the eighth and nailed down his 16th save by striking out four batters.

     

Davonte Kelly, the 11-year-old whose skull was grazed by a bullet as he waited to play Little League baseball, made a triumphant appearance at Citi Field to throw the ceremonial first pitch (video) before the Cardinals-Mets game. Kelly, whose spunk has impressed the city and both the Mets and Yankees, also got to meet his favorite player, David Wright, who presented him with a special jersey and an autographed bat.

• Yankees 5 Florida 1: Joe Girardi’s return to Florida was a successful one. The Yankees jumped out to a 1-0 lead and added four more runs before the Marlins even got on the scoreboard. That was all Andy Pettitte needed as he pitched seven-strong innings, striking out seven while he added a RBI-double in the second. A-Rod got his first day off since he returned from the DL,
• Mets 5 Tampa Bay 3: Screw Kazmir, the Mets have Fernando. Fernando Nieve kept the Rays in check for six innings and while the bullpen let them back in the game, F-Rod shut the door. Brian Schnieder hit his first homer and David Wright and Ryan Church added RBI’s in the win.

• Yankees 5, Nationals 3: Ah, interleauge play. Where teams get an extra cellar-dweller to play. When Anderson Hernandez got a hold of a CC Sabathia pitched and gave the Nationals a one-run lead, this looked like it could be quite embarrassing. But the Yankees rallied to tie the game and then took the lead on Robinson Cano's fourth hit of the day, a double. Sabathia's mistake to Hernadez was really his only one of the night. The Yankees really could use a sweep of the lowly Nationals, the worst team in baseball.

• Red Sox 4, Yankees 3: CC Sabathia pitched well for seven innings, but his work in the eighth cost him the game. The Yankees rallied to take a 3-1 lead on an Alex Rodriguez double in the seventh, but Sabathia put the first three men on in the eighth before being relieved by Alfredo Aceves, who promptly finished the job. The Yankees are now 0-8 against the Red Sox, but they only trail in the American League East by two games. They wasted chances in all three games. they'll try to get things turned around against the Mets starting Friday.

Davonte Kelly, the 11-year-old who was hit by a stray bullet while waiting for his Little League game on Sunday, will get to meet his favorite baseball player. The Mets offered him tickets to a game and the NY Post reports that David Wright is ready and excited as well. Wright said, "I'm looking forward to meeting him and shaking his hand and talking a little baseball with him...Your first reaction is your heart goes out to the family. You never expect things like that to happen to begin with. I'm excited to meet him." It was a miracle that Davonte survived—the bullet didn't enter his skull, but it did dent it. The Mets also sent Davonte a "get-well basket with a bobble head of pitcher Johan Santana and a replica of the old Shea Stadium" while the Yankees also sent him tickets. And Davonte is ready to play ball again; after leaving the hospital yesterday, he said, "I am going to practice. I told my mom I am going to go downstairs and throw the ball against the wall and catch it for 30 minutes every day and exercise my muscles." The police still have not found the shooter.

• Mets 6, Phillies 5: Who says Citi Field suppresses home runs? Ryan Church, Carlos Beltran and David Wright all went yard as the Mets overcame a shaky start by Johan Santana, who allowed four Philadelphia home runs. Santana, who squandered a 3-0 lead, helped himself with a game-tying double in the sixth, and Alex Cora drove in the go-ahead run. Francisco Rodriguez worked around a Jimmy Rollins single in the ninth to get his 16th save in 16 chances. He then pointed to the sky three times -- once for each out he got? The Mets trail the Phillies by two games in the National League East.

Start with the offense. The loss of Carlos Delgado was huge and it exposed a mediocre squad. Beltran and Wright are having great years, Gary Sheffield has been a nice addition, but everyone else disappointed this year. Jose Reyes was having a bad year before he got hurt. Daniel Murphy looks like a player who played only one game in AAA before coming to the majors. Luis Castillo is Luis Castillo. There are too many dead spots in the lineup. And don’t blame the ballpark, the Mets actually hit better at Citi Field than on the road.

David Wright's two-run double, his fourth hit of the night, put the Mets ahead to stay against the Nationals in the 10th inning. That took long enough. The Mets won, 3-1, ending a three-game losing streak. Tim Redding put up six innings of one-run ball, walking two and striking out two. The bullpen ended up working four scoreless innings. Sean Green got the win, and Francisco Rodriguez got the save. And the win still counts, even against Washington.

• Mets 7 Philadelphia 5: Things got a bit dicey, but the Mets got the sweep in an abbreviated series. Beltran, Wright and Reyes all homered and Pelfrey pitched seven solid. They are over .500 and on a four-game winning streak. The Mets are only a ½ game back of the division lead and with Pittsburgh in this weekend, they have an excellent chance to move into first.

• Mets 6 Atlanta 4: Baseball gives you 162 different days to shine and while Carlos Beltran had a tough Saturday, he had a great Monday. Beltran smacked two homers to lead the Mets out of a 3-0 hole to victory. David Wright hit a homer as well and added a hit. John Maine was shaky, walking six, but thanks to the New York offense he earned the win.

• Mets 7, Phillies 4: Chan Ho Park isn't Cole Hamels, but a win against the Phillies is still a good win. Mike Pelfrey pitched 5 1/3 innings of three-run ball, Daniel Murphy (pictured) hit a two-run homer in the first and the Mets led from start to finish in this opener of a three-game set. David Wright, unfairly maligned for his start, got an RBI single in the fifth inning. Pedro Feliciano allowed one run in 1 2/3 innings of relief, but J.J. Putz and Francisco Rodriguez closed the door. Oliver Perez gets the call in the second game of the series Saturday afternoon.
• Yankees 10, Angels 9: Neither team wanted to win this game. The Yankees blew a 4-0 lead and trailed, 9-4, entering the bottom of the eighth. But they put up a four-spot in that inning and got two more in the bottom of the ninth on a two-run, game-winning single by Jorge Posada. Ramiro Pena went 3-for-4 and Robinson Cano went 3-for-5. Andy Pettitte relinquished the four-run lead, and Jose Veras and Mark Melancon helped the Angels pad their lead. But Edwar Ramirez and Jonathan Albaladejo stopped the bleeding with 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief.
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• Padres 6, Mets 5: For a first game in Citi Field, this contest had a lot. A leadoff home run, a balk, a cat -- just like Shea! -- and a loss for the Mets. Jody Gerut became the first person in Major League history to homer in the first at-bat at a new stadium. The Mets rallied from a 5-1 deficit with a four-run fifth that was capped by a David Wright home run. That happened right before Pedro Feliciano balked in the winning run -- which got to third base after Ryan Church dropped a fly ball for a three-base error. Ex-Met Heath Bell -- traded for Jon Adkins and Ben Johnson -- got the save for San Diego. Think the Mets could have used him in their bullpen the past two seasons?
• Rays 15, Yankees 5: Chien-Ming Wang -- one inning pitched. Nick Swisher -- one inning pitched. That is not good. Swisher even pitched better, striking out one and not allowing a run. Wang allowed eight runs without getting an out in the second. That makes two sloppy outings in a row for Wang. When is it time to worry about him? The Yankees are 3-4.
• Nets 91, Bobcats 87: Jarvis Hayes hit two late 3-pointers as the Nets rallied from a 12-point deficit in the fourth quarter. But all this did was hurt their draft lottery position, so was it worth it?
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The Mets have squandered a chance at the postseason in consecutive Septembers. The 2007 version capped a massive collapse. The 2008 version capped a generally disappointing and underachieving season.

Two of New York’s favorite baseball players are currently representing their country in the World Baseball Classic and nobody seems to notice or care. David Wright and Derek Jeter are followed by legions of fans, but apparently only when they play for the Mets and Yankees respectively. It was Wright who delivered the biggest hit of the tournament for Team USA, a game-winning single that capped a thrilling comeback in the ninth against Puerto Rico. Wright was mobbed by his teammates, who celebrated like they had won the World Series, but his heroics garnered little attention in the New York area.

While the Wold Baseball Classic might be off the radar of most casual sports fans, the American team is still doing their part to provide a little drama along the way to advancing to the semifinals for the first time. The US was one inning away from its second loss to Puerto Rico, when the Mets' David Wright came through with a two-run single to cap a three-run come from behind rally in the 9th last night. Wright called it the biggest hit of his career and said, "That situation is what you dream about when you're a kid." After last night's redemptive win over Puerto Rico (the previous game between the two teams was called on account of the tournament's mercy rule with PR up 11-1), the US team now goes out to Los Angeles for the round of four. Wright got an extra kick out of sending home his Met teammates Carlos Beltran and Carlos Delgado, who both drove in runs for Puerto Rico in the losing effort. Wright said, "I'm going to tell them to enjoy St. Lucie."

David Wright says that he would be fine seeing Manny Ramirez navigating his way around the outfield of Citi Field next season. When asked about the possibility of signing Ramirez, Wright said, "I'd be on board with Manny 100 percent, assuming he put the team first." The all-star who played high school ball in Washington Heights, is known for a troublesome attitude that last year forced the Red Sox into trading him to the Dodgers before his free agency arrived this off-season. But the clean-cut Wright thinks the Mets could handle the man who once allegedly peed behind the Green Monster during a pitching change saying, "I think we have a good enough clubhouse—I don't even know what he's like in the clubhouse." Ramirez is one of a number of potential Hall of Famers, including ex-Mets Pedro Martinez and Tom Glavine, who have not yet been signed this winter.

As baseball fans wait for the free agency period to begin (November 14th) baseball starts handing out postseason awards. First up, the gold gloves which were announced for the NL yesterday and appear to have been announced early for the AL today.

Don’t blame the bullpen. They held the Mets in the game inning after inning, it was the offense that blew this one. Time after time, the Mets couldn’t get the big hit, no more so than the bottom of the ninth. David Murphy led off the inning with a triple, putting the team 90 feet from victory. But, David Wright struck out and after intentional walks to Delgado and Beltran, Ryan Church grounded into a force out at home. Ramon Castro struck out to end the inning and the Mets never threatened again.

• Mets 9 Atlanta 5: For once it was another team’s bullpen that blew it. Atlanta gave up four runs in the eighth to propel the Mets to victory. Daniel Murphy had a key two-run double to break a 5-5 tie and Jose Reyes and David Wright added RBI’s to provide some insurance. Brian Stokes came in and got the last six outs to preserve the win. Philadelphia lost, so the Mets climbed back into first by 1/2 a game and Milwaukee lost again, making the wild card a distinct fallback position.
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