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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...

WHAT IT MEANS: Sandy Alderson suggested Monday he was unsure "things can devolve any further." Let's just say that proposition might be tested. On Tuesday, the Mets sent Scott Atchison to the disabled list for numbness in his fingers, sent top...

USA TODAY Sports Scott Atchison has landed on the DL, with Collin McHugh taking his bullpen spot. ST. LOUIS -- Scott Atchison, who experienced numbness in his fingers while pitching Monday, has been placed on the disabled list. Assistant GM John...

Courtesy of New York Mets Collin McHugh ST. LOUIS -- Collin McHugh has arrived in St. Louis, presumably to replace Scott Atchison, who had developed finger numbness Monday and was due to be examined in New York on Tuesday afternoon. McHugh, ...

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...

ST. LOUIS -- Right-hander Scott Atchison experienced numbness in his fingers while pitching Monday, an alarming sign for a reliever who also experienced that symptom before learning of a tear in an elbow ligament last season. After seeking a secon...

WHAT IT MEANS: Rick Ankiel and the pitcher whose glove he borrowed played central roles as the Mets dropped a season-worst seven games under .500. Ankiel, in his Mets debut, charged hard and lunged forward, but had pinch-hitter Ty Wigginton's sink...

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...

WHAT IT MEANS: Jordany Valdespin was "El Hombre" Wednesday afternoon. With the Mets in danger of getting swept by the lowly Miami Marlins, Valdespin produced a pinch-hit three-run homer in the sixth against Marlins reliever A.J. Ramos to stake the...

WHAT IT MEANS: The New York Mets were three outs from victory twice. Which made the ending doubly gut-wrenching. After Bobby Parnell failed to hold a one-run lead in the ninth, Shaun Marcum also failed to do so in the 15th. The Mets ultimate...

Getty Images Matt Harvey opposes rookie Jose Fernandez tonight in Miami. FIRST PITCH: It is safe to watch tonight, New York Mets fans. Matt Harvey takes the mound in the 7:10 p.m. series opener in Miami against rookie right-hander Jose Fernandez...

Terry Collins said he knew Charlie Manuel would counter with Ryan Howard as a pinch hitter with two on, two out and the score tied in the seventh inning once Collins replaced Jonathon Niese with Scott Atchison. But, Collins decided, Niese was done...

WHAT IT MEANS: Jonathon Niese showed no effects from the comebacker that struck him in the right leg. The lack of support came from teammates. Scott Atchison allowed a pair of runners inherited from Niese to score in the seventh inning and the Phi...

DENVER FIRST PITCH: With a frigid road trip behind the Mets, they return home to Citi Field. And fans get a treat Friday night: Matt Harvey opposes Stephen Strasburg as the Mets begin a nine-game homestand with the Washington Nationals. ...

WHAT IT MEANS: The Mets were swept in a snow-shortened series at Colorado with an 11-3 loss Thursday afternoon. The first-pitch temperature officially was 28 degrees -- matching the lowest recorded in the 20-year history of baseball in Denver. ...

WHAT IT MEANS: Ruben Tejada committed a costly throwing error that allowed the Rockies to overcome a six-run deficit. Colorado completed a 9-8 win in the 10th as Jordan Pacheco delivered a two-out walk-off RBI single against Greg Burke to complete...