P Billy Wagner ...5 mins 
P Billy Wagner ...20 mins
P Billy Wagner ...35 mins
P Pedro Martinez ...70 mins
P Pedro Martinez ...110 mins
3B David Wright ...145 mins
P Billy Wagner ...295 mins
P John Maine ...330 mins
P Billy Wagner ...350 mins
SP Pedro Martinez ...1725 mins
C Ramon Castro ...quadriceps
S John Maine ...shoulder
R Billy Wagner ...arm
OF Moises Alou ...hamstring
R Matt Wise ...shoulder
OF Angel Pagan ...shoulder
S Orlando Hernandez ...foot
R Ambiorix Burgos ...elbow
S Jason Vargas ...hip
63.5 CC Sabathia (P - )
53.66 Bronson Arroyo (P - cin)
52.5 Derek Lowe (P - lan)
50 Andre Ethier (RF - lan)
49 Alex Rodriguez (3B - nya)
47.5 Roy Halladay (P - tor)
42.16 Frank Francisco (P - tex)
41 Joey Votto (1B - cin)
40 Dustin Pedroia (2B - bos)
38 Randy Wolf (P - sdn)
30.32 Brandon Morrow (P - sea)
24.5 Dustin Nippert (P - tex)
19.66 Ryan Rowland-Smith (P - sea)
50 Andre Ethier (RF - lan)
30 Daric Barton (1B - oak)
26 Chris Dickerson (CF - cin)
24 Chris Young (CF - ari)
23 Hunter Pence (RF - hou)
In the first game of a doubleheader between the National League East's elite Sunday, Jamie Moyer and the second-place Phillies bested the first-place Mets, 6-2, splitting the pennant-race difference to one game heading into the second game.
Readiness and game attendance are two different things. Billy Wagner claimed Sunday that he felt prepared to be activated from the disabled list, and the Mets confirmed that much. But it still might be several days before Wagner pitches in a game.
After rain washed away Saturday's contest against the Phillies before it even began, the Mets prepared for a separate admission two-game test against their rivals on Sunday.
Unsympathetic to the Mets-Phillies rivalry, Tropical Storm Hanna washed away the second game of the three-game series at Shea Stadium.
Pedro Martinez wore a look of utter shock on his face as the media horde descended upon his locker on Friday. As far as he knows, he's still pitching on Saturday, and as far as he was concerned, there didn't seem to be a logical reason for questions.
Right-hander Mike Pelfrey limited the Phillies to just four hits on Friday night, but Philadelphia held on to an early lead and tacked on late runs to hand the Mets a 3-0 loss that snapped a four-game winning streak.
Billy Wagner reported no abnormal pain in his left elbow after a bullpen session on Friday afternoon and could pitch to live hitters on Sunday, prompting hope that he could join the Mets by next Tuesday.
In a season that has produced no clear-cut favorite to win the National League Most Valuable Player Award, they have no player in the midst of a signature season. They have played in the aftermath of an epic collapse. And they have cost one manager his job. And, the Mets are in first place.
In their last series of the regular season, the National League East's top contenders -- the Mets and Phillies -- will face off in the FOX Game of the Week on Saturday at 3:55 p.m. ET.
Now that the season had entered the final month, calculating the magic number is appropriate. And with 15 regular-season games remaining on Shea's agenda, there are other magic numbers to recognize in the countdown.
This first-place Mets team is not the one that began the season. Jerry Manuel has guided them to a 45-26 record since he took over as manager, with an MLB-best 39 wins since July 1, making him a leading contender for NL Manager of the Year.
They had beaten the Brewers. The Mets, though, were not beating their chests. Last season taught them well. Not that they don't know what they've accomplished to date or are unaware of what lies directly ahead -- more pennant race, more Phillies for sure; more gnashing of teeth probably.
Church's slam leads Mets to sweep
Brian Stokes is filling an important role for the Mets as a right-handed reliever who can retire batters on both sides of the plate.
Endy Chavez has been limited to cameo appearances late in games recetly. He pinch-runs, is double-switched into the lineup or is inserted to upgrade the defense. Even though he drove in Tuesday's winning run, he'll be on the bench on Wednesday.
The New York bullpen temporarily became a force on Tuesday night, and pinch-hitter Daniel Murphy scored in the 10th to give the Mets a 6-5 win over the Brewers.
David Wright is, for a laundry list of good reasons, the Mets' nominee for this year's Roberto Clemente Award presented by Chevrolet. And it is a nomination that Wright does not take lightly.
The lineup was posted on the clubhouse wall relatively early as if doubt never had existed. In the fourth position in the Mets' batting order was the name that had been in the same position for 108 of the team's first 138 games -- Carlos Beltran.
Hurricane Gustav brought a premature end to the season of the Mets' Triple-A New Orleans Zephyrs affiliate and afforded new perspective to at least one of its members -- Carlos Muniz.
Eleven months have passed since the start of one of baseball's great collapses, and still last September's chill remains the same. The Mets have acknowledged the past, but they have not yet faced it. September had not been ready for a rematch.
Following Carlos Beltran's strange collision with home-plate umpire Ed Rapuano on Monday, the Mets may be forced to go without their center fielder.
Johan Santana has pitched well enough to be a genuine Cy Young Award candidate, but his record is merely 12-7. Who knew that going from the Twins to the Mets would make victory a chancier proposition for one of the game's best pitchers?
Mets center fielder Carlos Beltran left Monday's 4-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park before the bottom of the ninth inning with a bruise behind his right knee. He was examined by a Brewers physician postgame and his status was determined to be day-to-day.
Behind a slightly-flawed performance by Johan Santana, the Mets defeated the Brewers 4-2, the team that leads race for the NL Wild Card. Carlos Delgado hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth to seal it.
It will be a long time before the Mets win the National League East championship -- if they do. At least it may seem that way. Their games are apt to be longer now that the roster limit has been increased and their bullpen is a standing-room-only proposition.
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