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If you listened to my advice last week , you took a shot on Scott Kazmir, only to see him give up four runs, and steered clear of Francisco Liriano as he shined.

The New York Mets have been utterly miserable this season. At least two players came ready to play, David Wright and Matt Harvey .

This season started off with such a bang. Through the first 16 games of the season, the New York Mets were playing great baseball and had a respectable 10-6 record to show for it.

Offensively, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said there still may be room for improvement even though St.

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

It's pretty odd to hear a former high school lacrosse All-American admit that he wasn't very good... I have a golden opportunity this weekend and I hope I can take full advantage of it.

"I don't feel like I have troubles against them," Wainwright said Thursday after he tumbled to 1-4 with a 7.29 ERA against the Mets in a 5-2 setback at Busch Stadium.

On the heels of a series loss to the Pirates and the acquisition of outfielder Rick Ankiel , Mets general manager Sandy Alderson joined Mike Francesa on WFAN.

John Fay's in Miami, admiring the home run sculpture, while I'll be in Dayton tonight for Johnny Cueto's second rehab start.

After finally dialing in his delivery, Lance Lynn kept the Cardinals in the game just long enough.

Last night for Las Vegas, Zack Wheeler was tremendous over his 7.1 innings of work.

Early-season phenom Matt Harvey can pitch the New York Mets to a series split on Sunday afternoon when they host the Pittsburgh Pirates in the finale of a four-game set at Citi Field.

The lefthander tied a career worst with eight runs allowed and went just 4 1 3 innings in the Mets' 11-2 loss to Pittsburgh.

Dominican right-hander Francisco Liriano makes his first appearance with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday afternoon when the Pittsburgh Pirates visit Citi Field for game three of a four-game weekend series with the New York Mets.

MLB Team Report - New York Mets - INSIDE PITCH Mets' righty Matt Harvey 's "24-hour rule" seems to be serving him well.

The New York Mets have had a history of great home-grown players. Back in the day, we saw great players such as Nolan Ryan , Tom Seaver , Dwight Gooden , and Daryl Strawberry come up and help those teams win World Series.

MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH The circumstances could be ripe Saturday for Russell Martin to make his first major-league appearance in the outfield.

In his last start, more than a week ago now, Matt Harvey set a career high by throwing 121 pitches.

Freddie Freeman homered and drove in three runs, Tim Hudson pitched into the eighth inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 9-4 on Sunday.

The Dodgers put Hanley Ramirez on the 15-day disabled list because of a strained left hamstring.