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CHICAGO FIRST PITCH: The Mets' seven-game trip to St. Louis and Chicago comes to a close this afternoon at Wrigley Field. Dillon Gee (2-5, 6.13 ERA) opposes Cubs left-hander Travis Wood (4-2, 2.03) in the 2:20 p.m. ET rubber game. Terry Coll...

WHAT IT MEANS: Talk about a letdown. The Mets are now 0-9 this season in the game after Matt Harvey starts. Jeremy Hefner departed after surrendering four runs in the fourth inning and remained winless in 2013 as the Chicago Cubs beat the Mets, 8-...

CHICAGO -- The Mets are appealing to Major League Baseball to slice Matt Harvey's ERA from 1.55 to 1.41, which would be within one point of the major league lead shared Clayton Kershaw and Shelby Miller. Matt Harvey #33 SP New York Mets 20...

Seth Wenig/Associated Press Ike Davis is in danger of a demotion within five days or so if he does not start producing. CHICAGO FIRST PITCH: For the first time since May 1-2, the Mets have a two-game winning streak. Jeremy Hefner (0-4, 4.61 E...

Charles Rex Arbogast/Associated Press Darwin Barney is out at the plate in the eighth inning, preserving Matt Harvey's 3-2 win. CHICAGO -- Matt Harvey could not recall another big hit in his baseball career, much less one with Friday's magnitude. ...

WHAT IT MEANS: Starter Matt Harvey drove in his own damn run. With the Mets torn between desperately needing a run and also not wanting to pull their ace for a weak and undependable bullpen, manager Terry Collins allowed Harvey to hit with two out...

CHICAGO -- Here are the lineups for the Mets' 2:20 p.m. ET game Friday against the Chicago Cubs. Happy Matt Harvey Day. Harvey today is bidding for the first 5-0 start to season by a Met since Dillon Gee in 2011 (7-0). John Maine ('07) is the last Me...

CHICAGO FIRST PITCH: Matt Harvey Day has arrived. Seth Wenig/Associated Press Matt Harvey pitches at Wrigley Field this afternoon. Harvey, who has suffered four straight no-decisions despite producing a 1.98 ERA during that span, ...

WHAT IT MEANS: They'll frustrate you even when they win, but it beats the alternative. Daniel Murphy reached base all five plate appearances and twice scored on David Wright hits and Jonathon Niese rebounded from a pair of dismal starts as the Met...

ST. LOUIS FIRST PITCH: The task does not get any easier for the struggling Mets, who try to snap a five-game losing streak tonight at Busch Stadium. Winless Shaun Marcum (0-3, 8.59 ERA) opposes right-hander Shelby Miller at 8:15 p.m. ET. All Mi...

Courtesy of Sports Illustrated Matt Harvey appears on SI's cover. ST. LOUIS -- Unbeaten Matt Harvey, the NL Pitcher of the Month for April and MLB's ERA leader at 1.44, graces the cover of Sports Illustrated this week. "I guess there was a r...

Bill Boyce/Associated Press Rick Ankiel made his Mets debut last night at Busch Stadium. ST. LOUIS FIRST PITCH: Less Cowgill. More Ankiel? Desperate for outfield production, the Mets signed strikeout-prone Rick Ankiel and will use him in a ce...

Will Matt Harvey's success prompt him to again be deprived of pitching a full season? Harvey logged another seven innings Sunday, giving him 56 1/3 innings through eight starts. Project that over 33 starts -- a full season, without interruption...

FIRST PITCH: The Mets need to face the St. Louis Cardinals pitching staff right now like Jay Horwitz needs encouragement about his tweeting. (Pause and process that.) Yet, ready or not, the struggling Mets hitters face the top rotation in the m...

WHAT IT MEANS: Not to fear -- Matt Harvey Day is next. Jonathon Niese was charged with a career-high-matching eight runs while lasting only 4 1/3 innings as the Pittsburgh Pirates drubbed the Mets, 11-2, Saturday afternoon on Banner Day at Citi Fi...

Steve Mitchell/USA TODAY Sports Zack Wheeler The Mets are 6-1 in Matt Harvey starts and 8-17 otherwise. Harvey has a 1.28 ERA. The other Mets starting pitchers after Shaun Marcum allowed six runs in 4 2/3 innings Friday: 5.43. So how much...