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Why did Scott Rice remain in the game for the ninth inning with the score tied Thursday afternoon? Terry Collins had a reasoned answer. The manager said he risks burning out Bobby Parnell by using him in too many tie ballgames. And the way the ...

WHAT IT MEANS: Left-hander Scott Rice spent 14 seasons in the minors -- including the past two with the Los Angeles Dodgers -- before becoming a positive contributor this year in his first MLB season. The 31-year-old Rice stumbled Thursday afterno...

Jonathon Niese and the New York Mets may have dodged a bullet. Niese departed in the third inning after being struck on the inside of his right ankle with a comebacker off the bat of Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Mark Ellis. X-rays were negat...

USA TODAY Sports The Mets face (l to r) southpaws Clayton Kershaw, Ted Lilly and Hyun-Jin Ryu this week at Citi Field. METS (9-8, third place/NL East) vs. LOS ANEGELES DODGERS (8-10, fourth place/NL West) Tuesday: LHP Jonathon Niese (2-1, 3.80) ...

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. FIRST PITCH: Precisely one week from Opening Day, the Mets make a trip to Disney to face the Atlanta Braves at 1:05 p.m. Dillon Gee, who has allowed 11 earned runs on 10 hits and five walks in six innings over his past two ...

Getty Images The Mets face (l to r) Aaron Harang, Chris Capuano and Nathan Eovaldi this weekend. METS (47-45, third place/NL East) vs. LOS ANGELES DODGERS (49-44, second place/NL West) Friday: LHP Johan Santana (6-6, 3.59) vs. RHP Aaron Harang (...

Recap | Box score | Photos WHAT IT MEANS: On June 1, Johan Santana tossed the organization's first no-hitter. The southpaw closed the month by allowing three hits over eight scoreless innings Saturday at Dodger Stadium. Ike Davis #29 1B ...

LOS ANGELES -- Chris Young topped former teammate Chris Capuano, David Wright drove in a pair of runs and Bobby Parnell converted his first save attempt as Frank Francisco's fill-in as the Mets beat the Dodgers, 3-2, Thursday night. R.A. Dickey (1...

Howard Smith/US Presswire Former teammates Chris Capuano and Chris Young square off in Thursday's series opener at Dodger Stadium. METS (40-34, third place/NL East) vs. LOS ANGELES DODGERS (43-33, first place/NL West) Thursday: RHP Chris Young (...

LOS ANGELES -- Daniel Murphy's drought without a homer ended in a big way with two long balls and Ike Davis crossed .200 for the first time this season as the Mets routed the Cubs, 17-1, Wednesday afternoon at Wrigley Field to salvage the series fina...

CHICAGO -- After salvaging the series finale against the Cubs, the Mets prepared to head to Los Angeles for a four-game series at Dodger Stadium. Andre Ethier #16 RF Los Angeles Dodgers 2012 STATS GM75 HR10 RBI55 R36 OBP.357 AVG.29...

The good news? The Mets have won three straight games. They halted Andre Ethier's hitting streak at 30 games Saturday. And they are aiming for a sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers when R.A. Dickey opposes Clayton Kershaw in the series finale. The bad n...

Andre Ethier extended his hitting streak to 30 games, and can match the Dodgers franchise record on Saturday. But the Mets got the victory, topping Los Angeles in the series opener, 6-3, behind a three-run homer from Jason Pridie and Ike Davis' solo ...

WHAT IT MEANS: Angel Pagan's rehab assignment has been abandoned because of more left oblique pain, but the sting will be lessened if replacement center fielder Jason Pridie continues to produce as he did in Friday's 6-3 win against the Los Angeles D...

After salvaging the series finale against the San Francisco Giants behind Mike Pelfrey's season-high 7 2/3-inning performance, the Mets welcome Don Mattingly, Andre Ethier and Ethier's 29-game hitting streak to Citi Field. Friday's news reports: ...