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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...

Here is the lineup as the Mets face the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday afternoon at soggy Citi Field. David Wright is in the lineup a day after fouling a pitch off the inside of his left knee. "I'm sure he'll be stiff, but he plays through a lot,"...

Courtesy of New York Mets Cousins Olivia Nuzzo and Stephanie Giangrande show off the winning entry in the revival of Banner Day last May. FIRST PITCH: Banner Day, the revived annual tradition, comes to Citi Field before today's game on what is for...

WHAT IT MEANS: The only real dilemma ought to be which pitcher Zack Wheeler replaces in the rotation. Shaun Marcum became the first pitcher in franchise history to fail to complete five innings in each of his first three starts as a Met as the Ama...

Here are the lineups as the Mets face the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night at Citi Field. Third-base coach Tim Teufel is away from the team for the next two days to attend his daughter Kelly's graduation at Liberty University. Mets Ruben Tejada...

Brad Penner/USA TODAY Sports Mike Baxter received a whipped-cream pie to the face from Justin Turner after delivering a walk-off RBI. FIRST PITCH: Shaun Marcum heads to the mound tonight at 7:10 in search of his first Mets victory. Marcum (0-2, 7.2...

WHAT IT MEANS: Clint Hurdle inserted his closer, Jason Grilli, with the score tied for the bottom of the ninth. The Mets found magic again anyway. Marlon Byrd led off with an infield single, advanced to second on a sac bunt from Andrew Brown and s...

Daniel Murphy is the lone lefty bat in the lineup on Thursday night against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Terry Collins offered multiple reasons: While he is not benching Ike Davis, Justin Turner is hitting .382 as a starter and .391 overall against sou...

Here are the lineups as the Mets face the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night at Citi Field. Matt Harvey will be presented with his NL Pitcher of the Month award for April in a pregame ceremony. Mets Ruben Tejada, ss Daniel Murphy, 2b David Wr...

Associated Press The Mets face (l to r) Jeff Locke, Wandy Rodriguez and Jeanmar Gomez during a four-game weekend series, plus Francisco Liriano making his Pirates debut. METS (13-17, fourth place/NL East) vs. PITTSBURGH PIRATES (18-15, second place...

FIRST PITCH: The Mets will see no shortage of left-handers during a four-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates that opens at 7:10 tonight at Citi Field. And that should mean more Juan Lagares, Andrew Brown and Marlon Byrd and not very much of Jo...

FIRST PITCH: The Mets take another day off today before beginning a six-game homestand against the Chicago White Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates. The Sox are managed by Robin Ventura. Super Joe McEwing is a member of that staff. Monday's news report...

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- The summer David Wright succeeded Ty Wigginton at third base for the Mets, Wigginton found himself traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates. A similar scenario could play out this season, as catching prospect Travis d'Arnaud waits ...

The Mets are arguing that their No. 11 pick should be protected -- and not forfeited if they sign Michael Bourn. The logic: The pick would have been in the top 10 had the Pittsburgh Pirates not been awarded an extra pick for failing to sign a draftee...

R.A. Dickey became the sixth pitcher in franchise history to produce a 20-win season as the Mets completed their home schedule with a 6-5 win against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday afternoon. David Wright hit a tiebreaking three-run homer and the...