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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.

• Yankees 8 Texas 6: Chien-Ming Wang had his best start of the season. Then again, considering the disasters his first three starts were, that isn’t saying much. Wang allowed five runs over 4-2/3 innings, which sadly lowered his ERA, but that wasn’t the real story. What was the story was a great comeback from New York. Down 5-1, the Yankees rallied thanks to a bases-clearing double from Mark Teixeira and they won the game thanks to a two-run home run from Melky Cabrera. Rivera came in for the save and New York has now won seven of it’s last eight series.
• Pittsburgh 11 Mets 6: Usually scoring six runs is enough to win, but not when your starting pitcher can’t keep you in the game. Mike Pelfrey was awful, allowing nine runs- eight earned, and the lowly Pirates swept the Mets. To make matters much worse, Jose Reyes has a tear in his hamstring and J.J. Putz will probably need elbow surgery. Depending on the result of tonight’s Phillies game in San Diego, New York will be either three or four games back in the NL East.
• Washington 2 Red Bulls 0: Another loss as the season drags on for New York. They played a tough match and trailed only by a goal until the final minute when a penalty kick gave D.C. the final edge.

• Mets 4, Braves 3: Down 3-0 entering the eighth and 3-2 entering the ninth, the Mets didn't give up. Jose Reyes doubled home two in the eighth -- he got thrown out trying to make it a triple -- and then scored the winning run in the tenth. The Mets benefited from a missed call in the ninth that let Carlos Beltran steal third -- he was out -- and then score on a Luis Castillo sacrifice fly. Beltran walked in the winning run in the 10th, capping a rally that started with two out and no one on.

• Mets 8, Pirates 4: What a difference a week makes. The Mets rolled to another win over the struggling Pirates, completing a three-game sweep and keeping themselves in first place. Livan Hernandez had a rocky start but settled down and allowed two runs in seven innings, striking out five and walking four. Jose Reyes kept moving in the right direction, reaching base three times. The Mets are one of eight teams to play Monday. They host Atlanta in the opener of a three-game set.

• Mets 10, Pirates 1: A week ago, Mets fans couldn't stop fretting after a disastrous loss to the Phillies. Now their team is in first place and has won six straight games. John Maine pitched six innings of one-run ball and Jose Reyes had three hits and three RBIs. Sandy Alomar Sr. managed the team in lieu of Jerry Manuel, who was suspended for making contact with an umpire on Thursday. The Pirates stink, yes, but the Mets are rolling. The days of worrying about David Wright's clutch hitting -- foolish days to begin with -- are over. Now the Mets can worry about getting quality outings from their starters, their most legitimate concern.

• Indians 22, Yankees 4: That's the most runs allowed by the Yankees at home. Cleveland's MLB 14-run second was the biggest inning against the Yankees in terms of runs and hits (13). Chien-Ming Wang is starting to be a point of concern. He has an ERA of 34.50 through three starts and has gotten a combined seven outs in his last two outings. Mark Teixeira hit a two-run homer to give the Yankees an early lead, but things got ugly quickly. Carl Pavano faces his former team in Sunday's series finale.
• Mets 1, Brewers 0: The only runs Johan Santana has allowed in his last start resulted from an an error from Daniel Murphy. He is sporting a 0.46 ERA, or roughly 1/70 of Wang's. Jose Reyes' RBI on a fielder's choice in the 7th inning gave the Mets their only run.
• Rangers 1, Capitals 0: The Rangers won this game for one reason, and his name is Henrik Lunqvist. He made 35 saves to help make Ryan Callahan's goal stand up. The Rangers lead this series two games to none as they head back to New York. This is an upset brewing.
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• Yankees 6, Royals 1: This version of CC Sabathia looks a lot more like the one the Yankees paid $161 million for than the version that showed up on opening day. The hefty lefty threw 7 2/3 innings of scoreless ball as the Yankees won their third straight game. Nick Swisher, who appears eager to maximize his playing time, and Jorge Posada each knocked in three runs apiece. The Yankees go for the sweep behind Joba Chamberlain on Sunday.
• Mets 8, Marlins 4: Livan Hernandez's first start with the Mets went well. He pitched into the seventh inning, giving up two runs and striking out four. Jose Reyes, who suffered an injury scare during a double play, had a two-run homer and an RBI double. Could the Marlins, with their pitching staff, be a challenge to the Mets in the National League East? The loss was Florida's first of the year. The Mets improved to 3-2 and snapped a two-game losing streak.
• Flyers 3, Islanders 2: Too bad there is a draft lottery for the NHL. Otherwise the Islanders would be in the ole catbird seat. They had already wrapped up the league's this record earlier this week, so this game didn't matter.
• Devils 3, Hurricanes 2: This could be a playoff preview. Dainius Zubrus scored late after David Clarkson and Zach Parise struck early. The Devils have won four of five entering the playoffs.
• Nets 103, Magic 93: New Jersey's youth movement continues. Vince Carter had 27, but Brook Lopez helped shut down Dwight Howard.
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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.

That was all Santana needed and the Mets’ victory coupled with the Brewers’ loss puts them into a tie for the wild card. Philadelphia won and they clinched the division, which means it’s the wild card or bust for New York. The Mets play at 1:05 today with the Brewers facing the Cubs at 2:05. If the two teams are still tied at the end of the day they will face each other on Monday at Shea.

But, Santana’s heroics almost went for naught as the Mets were kept off the scoreboard through the first four innings. Luckily, they broke through with a hit off a broken bat from Santana and a key triple from Jose Reyes that drove in three runs. The win and the Phillies’ loss puts New York 1-1/2 games back in the division, but the Brewers also won leaving the Mets a game up in the wild card with five games remaining in the season.

• 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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It’s time for the Mets to go shopping and Omar Minaya needs to find a bat to bolster the lineup. With the Mets in first place and finally living up to their potential, their GM needs to patch the biggest remaining hole in the team and a corner outfielder would do that.

• Yankees 5 Minnesota 1: New York completed the sweep thanks to another great start from Mike Mussina. Mussina won his 13th game of the year by pitching eight innings while allowing only six base runners and zero runs. He also struck out seven batters. With probably 12 more starts left this season, Mussina has a shot at winning 20 games for the first time in his career.
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With the Mets and Yankees putting forth middling seasons, that only four players total got selected to the July 14 All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium should come as no surprise. Billy Wagner is the lone Mets representative (full NL roster), though he had an interesting way of celebrating. For the Yankees, Derek Jeter (undeserving) and Alex Rodriguez (most deserving) got voted in by the fans, and Mariano Rivera will join them as a reliever (full AL roster). Jason Giambi and Mike Mussina, who have both put up All-Star caliber first halves, didn't get the call.

• Yankees 2, Red Sox 1: Classic games between these teams usually take four hours -- or four hours, 45 minutes -- not 2:58. The Yankees will take this. Mike Mussina spun six scoreless innings before Mariano Rivera wriggled off the hook in the ninth inning. The win came on the heels of two straight losses to open this four-game set. Mussina, whose unexpected successs (11 wins, 3.64 ERA) probably deserves to be on the All-Star team, finally started against Boston without throwing the Red Sox batting practice.
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According to sources on the Mets' flight to St. Louis, shortstop Jose Reyes confronted beloved former player Keith Hernandez over remarks Hernandez made on SNY about Reyes.

• Yankees 3, Mets 2: Andy Pettitte pitched through a rain delay, and Johan Santana couldn't pitch through another meager output from the Mets bats. Pettitte came out after a 53-minute rain delay and gave up a solo homer to David Wright. But that only made the game 3-2, and, with some good relief pitching from Jose Veras, Kyle Farnsworth and Mariano Rivera, the Yanks had their second straight win against the Mets. Robinson Cano's single proved to be the decisive blow.
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• Mets 8 Seattle 2: New York came out angry and scored early as they romped to a sweep-avoiding victory. Maybe it was Jerry Manuel’s decision to change the team's warmup routine, maybe it was the thought of being swept by the worst team in the American League. Whatever the reason, the Mets showed some fire Wednesday night.
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It seemed like such an innocent play at the time. Willie Blumquist grounded to third for what should have been an easy out, but David Wright bobbled the ball and the bases were loaded. But, the pitcher was due up and pitchers can’t hit, especially American League ones, right? Wrong, Felix Hernandez became the first AL pitcher in 37 years to hit a grand slam as he connected off of Johan Santana and sent the Mariners out to a 4-0 lead.

Some say that Jerry Manuel and Willie Randolph are too similar, but somehow we can't envision Randolph, the former Mets manager saying what Manuel did on Tuesday night, even jokingly. When Jose Reyes was removed from the game after he experienced tightness in his hamstring, he had a helmet throwing-hissy-fit. Reyes later apologized to Manuel, but the new manager cracked to Reyes:

"I told him next time he does that I'm going to get my blade out and cut him. I'm a gangster. You go gangster on me, I'm going to have to get you. You do that again, I'm going to cut you right on the field."

• Yankees 8 Padres 5: Is it a coincidence that the Yankees have gone 19-9 since A-Rod returned to the lineup? You certainly have to give Posada some credit too, but the lineup is scoring again and the Yankees have been able to overcome some rough pitching, especially from their bullpen.
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The rumors swirled viciously before the game. Willie Randolph was safe for at least the week, but some of his coaches would be fired shortly. Randolph and some of the coaches were about to be axed. There were even erroneous reports that Rick Peterson had been fired.

Yankees 5 Toronto 1: Derek Jeter got his 2,416th hit, a RBI-single that put the Yankees ahead 1-0 and moved Jeter past Mickey Mantle on the all-time team hit list. It was Jeter’s only hit of the night, but the Yankees had plenty of offense. Johnny Damon had three hits and a RBI, Wilson Betemit had a home run and Jose Molina even chipped in with two hits.