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The forgotten man had a forgettable season debut. Lucky for Joe Blanton, the offense bailed him out.Ryan Howard tied a career high with four hits and fell a triple short of the cycle, Ben Francisco also homered and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 10-7 Wednesday night after wasting a 7-0 lead.Placido Polanco had three hits and three RBIs, including a go-ahead single in the fifth, helping the four-time NL East champions overcome a rough start by Blanton to improve to 4-1."I had a nice lead, I was trying to throw strikes and I got ambushed," Blanton said. "The offense did a great job of turning it around."Angel Pagan hit a two-run homer for the Mets, who got a second straight poor outing from Mike Pelfrey.Antonio Bastardo (1-0) pitched 1 2-3 innings of scoreless relief to earn the win. Jose Contreras worked the ninth for his first save."Our offense was great and the bullpen did real good," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said.After the Mets scored five in the fifth to tie...
Ivan Rodriguez and the Washington Nationals took advantage of the Mets' bullpen for a satisfying Sunday win.After being held to one run and one hit in seven innings ...
New York Mets reliever Jason Isringhausen said Wednesday he will stay in Florida for two weeks of extended spring training in the hope of landing a spot with the tea...
Tim Lincecum lost his fifth straight start, and Barry Enright and two relievers combined on a seven-hit shutout for the Arizona Diamondbacks in a 6-0 win over the Sa...
Ronny Cedeno's single in the bottom of the ninth scored Andrew McCutchen and the Pittsburgh Pirates snapped a four-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Ari...
PHOENIX (AP) — Kelly Johnson hit two of Arizona's four homers, helping the Diamondbacks rally for a 5-3 victory over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night.Johnson ...
Mat Latos pitched six scoreless innings in a combined three-hitter, Jerry Hairston Jr. created havoc from the leadoff spot and the San Diego Padres beat Arizona 10-1...
Miguel Montero hit a home run to begin the eighth inning and lift the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 2-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night.Montero reach...
From young phenom to ripened reliever, Jason Isringhausen has come full circle with the New York Mets.Hoping to help their beleaguered bullpen, the Mets brought back...
PHOENIX (AP) — Matt Holliday went 3 for 5 with his fourth home run of the season, Brad Penny had his third strong outing and the St. Louis Cardinals opened a six-gam...
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKSINSIDE PITCHBrandon Webb has come to grips to the fact that what likely will be his last season with the Diamondbacks will be abbreviated by at l...
Stephen Drew homered and had four RBIs, Kelly Johnson hit a two-run shot and the Arizona Diamondbacks held off Colorado 10-9 Thursday night to complete a three-game ...
PHOENIX (AP) — A pinch-hit RBI single in the 14th inning by Chris Snyder gave the Arizona Diamondbacks a 4-3 victory over New York on Wednesday night, completing a t...
Mike Pelfrey heard a voice telling him not to catch the ball, so he let it drop.Smart play. Poor execution.It was that kind of game for the New York Mets , who overc...
Chris Young looked right at home in Citi Field's wide-open spaces.Lucas Duda very much did not, and now he's headed to the minors.Young allowed one run and one hit i...
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Barry Enright gave the Arizona Diamondbacks five solid innings as the fill-in for Edwin Jackson and Chris Young hit a two-run home run in a 4-2 vict...
CHICAGO (AP) — Alfonso Soriano hit a three-run homer and the Chicago Cubs connected for four in all while rallying to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-5 on Friday af...
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New York Mets left fielder Jason Bay was scratched from Tuesday's lineup against Washington because of discomfort in his rib cage, and the team acknowledged there wa...
The Mets' shaky pitchers were spared for a night from the Colorado Rockies .Tuesday night's game in New York was postponed by rain and rescheduled as part of a doubl...