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Bob Klapisch covers baseball for the Record in New Jersey and worked at the New York Post and New York Daily News.

Oliver Perez won despite a wild return from the disabled list and the depleted New York Mets finally mustered some offense Wednesday night, overcoming Manny Ramirez's homer in a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Reds' Bronson Arroyo has struggled mightily over his last three starts. An outing versus the Mets could be enough to get him back on track.

The Mets lost to the Dodgers by the score of 11 to 2 in Citi Field tonight. For a recap and boxscore, click here .

Oliver Perez won despite a wild return from the disabled list and the depleted New York Mets finally mustered some offense Wednesday night, overcoming Manny Ramirez's homer in a 5-4 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers.

The crowd at Citi Field last night warmed up by booing Manny Ramirez . Before long, those same fans had turned on Luis Castillo .

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Torre talks while standing on the field as a fan holds up a sign depicting a syringe before Manny Ramirez and his Dodgers teammates took on the New York Mets on Tuesday, July 7, 2009, in New York.

David Wright, who also grounds into key double play with bases loaded in sixth, strikes out in ninth to end series 0-for-11. PHILADELPHIA - The season officially is halfway over.

David Wright, Carlos Beltran, Johan Santana and Francisco Rodriguez were named to the National League All-Star team Sunday.

Buoyed by the notoriety of the major leagues' longest hitting streak this season, Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman was chosen as a reserve for the July 14 All-Star Game in St.

PHILADELPHIA The All-Star invitation to St. Louis was sitting in the top cubicle of David Wright 's locker Sunday as he answered question after question about getting swept by the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.

Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols is the fans' choice to start the 80th All-Star game in St.

Mets catcher Omir Santos drops a foul pop-up in the sixth inning Saturday, an error that led to a Phillies run.

The Mets lost to the Phillies tonight, by the score of 7 to 2. For a full recap and box score, click here .

The New York Mets are approaching the All-Star break and are struggling to keep their heads above water and their record above .500. They are now in third place behind Philadelphia and Florida, but still stand only three games out... by Wendy Adair 3 32 reads Opinion The New York Mets are approaching the All-Star break and are struggling to keep ...

This week on Mets Weekly, Julie Alexandria sits down with David Wright , who talks openly about hitting at Citi Field, where he has intentionally shortened his swing to hit the ball to the gaps.

The New York Mets already are riddled with injuries and struggling to win. Now former teammate John Franco is piling on - but Mets third baseman David Wright said that's the least of the team's problems.

What began as a baseball season for the Mets has now developed into a Twilight Zone episode about a team that does the impossible on a nightly basis.

Fernando Nieve came crashing back to reality. The Mets dipped below .500 for the first time since May 5 as a result.

Manny Ramirez dropped one spot to seventh place in All-Star voting among NL outfielders with four days remaining in balloting for starters.