Aug 21, 2008; Flushing, NY, USA: New York Mets pitcher Pedro Feliciano walks off the mound after manager Jerry Manuel (53) pulled him during the eighth inning against...

Could be a wild weekend ... weather permitting

It's going to be awfully difficult to top Thursday's walk-off wins, as this weekend's rainy forecast may cause problems for several postseason hopefuls.

Santana strong as Mets keep wild-card lead, push Phils

Johan Santana's big effort kept the Mets in control of the wild card and closer to division lead.

Mets' wild-card lead cut to 1½ games after Braves rally with four-run eighth

Scott Schoeneweis and the Mets bullpen blew another late lead, with the Braves rallying for four runs in the eighth inning and a 7-6 win Sunday that stalled New York's playoff push.

Mets rip sloppy Braves for four in eighth, take over first in NL East

Pinch-hitter Daniel Murphy delivered a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning and the New York Mets regained first place in the NL East by beating the Atlanta Braves 9-5 on Friday night.

Santana, Schneider power Mets past Nationals

Johan Santana took a shutout into the seventh inning, got plenty of support including Brian Schneider's first multihomer game in 5½ years, and the New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 7-2 Thursday night.

Beltran hits two of team's four homers as Mets stay close to Phils

Carlos Beltran homered from both sides of the plate, Jose Reyes and Carlos Delgado also went deep, and the Mets built a big lead then barely held on to beat the Nationals 9-7.

Mets lose ground in East as Braves rally for five runs in 9th inning

Fill-in closer Luis Ayala gave up a go-ahead homer to pinch-hitter Greg Norton, and the Braves rallied for five runs in the ninth inning Sunday and a 7-4 victory.

Revolving door of closers keeps spinning

...for the Mets right now is what you get. Brian Stokes has tossed 11 scoreless innings, Pedro Feliciano has resumed pitching solely to lefty hitters, and Joe Smith hasn't allowed a run in...

Delgado homers twice, Santana earns key win to pad NL East lead

Carlos Delgado hit two long homers and drove in four runs, backing a big win by Johan Santana as the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3 on Sunday night for a doubleheader split.

NO BULL

Buster Olney ranks this season's contenders based on their penmanship.

Mets bounce back, pick apart Phillies with 8th-inning hits

Daniel Murphy hit a tiebreaking double after Carlos Delgado's second solo homer had tied the game in the eighth and the New York Mets beat Philadelphia 6-3 on Wednesday night to reclaim first place in the NL East.

Ausmus, Erstad homer in the 10th to lift Astros to win

Brad Ausmus led off the 10th inning with his second homer of the season, Darin Erstad connected for his third three batters later and the Houston Astros rallied against the New York Mets' shaky bullpen for a 6-4 win Sunday.

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