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7,698: Gonzalez’s slam lifts Padres, Mets again can’t get Johan runs

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Dirk

Slam poetry Adrian Gonzalez’s 11th-inning grand slam provided a brutal end to a brilliant pitchers’ duel Wednesday, as the San Diego Padres topped the New York Mets 5-1 at Citi Field. Mets ace Johan Santana threw seven innings of five … Continue reading →

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7,693: Brewers win on walk-off homer, Mets can’t get Santana a run

Posted on May 29, 2010 by Dirk

I wear my sunglasses at night Corey Hart hit a two-out, ninth-inning homer Friday off Ryota Igarashi to break a scoreless tie and lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 2-0 win over the New York Mets at Miller Park. The … Continue reading →

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7,689: Johan outduels C.C., Mets beat Yanks 6-4

Posted on May 23, 2010 by Dirk

Johan Santana outdueled fellow ace C.C. Sabathia to give the New York Mets a 6-4 win over the New York Yankees to take the three-game series. The Mets left the bases loaded in the first inning but didn’t come up … Continue reading →

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7,684: Wright’s 9th-inning error hands Braves walk-off win

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Dirk

Another way to lose David Wright’s throwing error on a chopper to third handed the Atlanta Braves a 3-2 walk-off win at Turner Field Tuesday night. Melky Cabrera was forced to swing the bat after fouling two bunt attempts, and … Continue reading →

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7,679: Mets lose 2-1 on Nieve’s walk-off wild pitch

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Dirk

Wild ending A walk-off wild pitch by Fernando Nieve gave the Florida Marlins a 2-1 win over the New York Mets on Thursday. With runners at the corners with one out in the ninth, Nieve through a breaking ball in … Continue reading →

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7,674: Blanco’s 11th-inning shot gives Mets another walk-off win

Posted on May 8, 2010 by Dirk

Back-to-back walk-offs! This time it was Henry Blanco. Less than 24 hours after Mets’ catcher Rod Barajas ended a game with a walk-off homer, Blanco, the other catcher, did the same with a blast to lead off the 11th inning … Continue reading →

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7,669: Let’s not talk much about Mets’ 11-5 loss

Posted on May 2, 2010 by Dirk

Santana homerfest This was one of those games that’s not worthy of sentences and paragraphs. Here are bullet points: Mets lose 11-5 to Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. Santana loses no-hitter on first-inning solo homer by Placido Polanco, driving up … Continue reading →

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7,664: Santana, Mets shut out Dodgers in twinbill opener

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Dirk

Mets take the opener Johan Santana pitched six innings of shutout ball and Jason Bay cracked his first homer as a Met as New York topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0 during the first game of a Citi Field doubleheader. … Continue reading →

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7,655: Mets win in 20th inning in game that was scoreless through 18

Posted on April 17, 2010 by Dirk

Now THAT’s a pitchers’ duel Jose Reyes hit a sacrifice fly in the top of the 20th inning Saturday to lift the New York Mets to a marathon 2-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in a game that was … Continue reading →

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7,650: Willingham’s in-play ball turned slam sinks Mets

Posted on April 11, 2010 by Dirk

Slammed early Josh Willingham’s first-inning in-play-ball-turned-grand slam off Mets’ ace Johan Santana led the Washington Nationals to a 5-2 win over New York at Citi Field Sunday. The umpires originally ruled the ball in-play, but they awarded Willingham with the … Continue reading →

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