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As the Mets and Cubs navigate their way through the early part of the 2013 season, winning one series at a time is the most important step toward inching their records closer to the .500 mark.

Home >> Game Recap >> 5/18 Game Recap - LOBs, a Bad 4th Inning & No Relief Lead the Mets to an 8-2 loss to the Cubbies The Mets didn't do him any favors, stranding what felt like a couple 25-man rosters out on the basepaths all day.

A few days ago, Mike Francesa spouted one of his typical diatribes of the New York Mets on WFAN.

Stephen Strasburg pitched a career-high eight innings against his hometown Padres, and Bryce Harper and Adam LaRoche homered to lead the Washington Nationals to a 6-2 victory against San Diego on Thursday night.

Matt Harvey drove the go-ahead run in the seventh inning and pitched 7 1/3 solid frames as the New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs, 3-2, in the opener of a three-game series.

The Mets did the Cubs and the rest of the N.L. Central a favor Thursday by defeating the Cardinals .

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From the cheers of the crowd to the comfort of the locker room to the simple pleasure of sleeping in your own bed, the benefits that MLB teams reap during an extended homestand are undeniable.

Wildly streaky from week to week, Daniel Murphy is on the right side of the ledger again.

Binghamton Mets fans recall Jordany Valdespin from the 2010 and 2011 seasons when he manned the infield at NYSEG Stadium.

Adam Wainwright gave up a pair of RBI hits by David Wright as the St. Louis Cardinals lost 5-2 to the New York Mets 5-2 Thursday.

Ike Davis is hitting .164 this season and is hitless in last 17 at-bats. ST. LOUIS -- Ike Davis is batting cleanup for the Mets again today.

Shelby Miller wasn't perfect like he was for the final 27 hitters he faced last Friday.

Robert Carson allowed four earned runs and two home runs in only two innings of work, although Greg Burke and Brandon Lyon combined for two innings of scoreless relief.

The proper level of concern will become clearer Wednesday, but regardless, it was precisely the type of injury news the Mets and their fans did not want to hear.

The Jordany Valdespin drama took another bizarre turn Tuesday when Mets manager Terry Collins said in a pre-game meeting with reporters in St.

In a recent post on The Hardball Times, a Mets fan author discusses whether Moneyball really has changed, as many have claimed.

In 12 seasons as a Major League baserunner, Ty Wigginton has been 15 runs below average.

Jeremy Hefner got the start for the Mets and settled in nicely after giving up three runs over the first two innings.

The Mets ' inconsistencies have continued through May as they split a short two-game series with the White Sox before losing three of four to the Pirates .