Los Mets lost to the Diamondbacks by the score of 3-2 tonight.
For a full recap and boxscore, click here.
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This was a well pitched effort by both teams, with Livan Hernandez going six innings while striking out four.
However, the Mets bullpen was leaky as Sean Green hit a batter in the eighth [...]

The Mets start a four-game series with the Diamondbacks tonight at 7 pm, with Livan Hernandez (7-5) squaring off against Doug Davis (5-10).
Angel Pagan will bat leadoff tonight, followed in order by Luis Castillo at second, David Wright, Jeff Francoeur, Fernando Tatis in left field, Daniel Murphy at first, Omir Santos behind the plate and [...]

Mets GM Omar Minaya talked to reporters today from Citi Field, to answer questions about today’s non-waiver trade deadline.
According to Minaya, he and his staff were working on potential trades up until 4 pm, but, as he said, ‘We were just not able to get it done… We had some opportunities to do some things, [...]

Mets SS Jose Reyes had a set-back this afternoon, Jerry Manuel told reporters prior to today’s game in Citi Field.
Reyes was unable to run hard around the bases, he explained, and there is no timetable for when he will do so.
Omar Minaya later said Reyes has two good days, then one bad day, and, ‘hopefully he [...]

Jon Heyman of SI.com believes the Padres have, again, traded RHP Jake Peavy to the White Sox.
According to Buster Olney on ESPN News, the Sox approached Peavy about the deal less than one hour before the 4 pm deadline.
Peavy approved the deal, reports MLB.com.
Peavy has been on the disabled list since June 9 with a [...]

According to ESPN News, Jayson Stark of ESPN.com says the Blue Jays were unable to make a deal for RHP Roy Halladay.
Stark says the same can be said for the Padres, regarding 1B Adrian Gonzalez and closer Heath Bell.
…the sense i get, from reading, listening and talking to people during the last hour, is that [...]

The Nationals have traded 1B Nick Johnson to the Marlins for minor-league LHP Aaron Thompson, according to FoxSports.com.
Johnson, who is batting .295 with a .408 OBP, will be a free agent at the end of this season.
Speaking of last-minute deals…
Jon Heyman of SI.com says the Blue Jays will send 3B Scott Rolen to the Reds, who, [...]

Update, 4:10 pm:
The Mets have posted their lineup outside the clubhouse.
Original Post:
…the buzz around Citi Field continues to suggest the Mets will not be making any major deals today…
…the thing is, the Mets have yet to post a lineup… usually, it is posted just outside of the clubhouse the minute reporters are allowed in…
…in [...]

The Nationals have traded LHP Joe Beimel to the Rockies, according to the Washington Post.
Earlier this week, on WFAN, SI.com’s Jon Heyman said the Mets were looking to acquire a left-handed reliever to take pressure off Pedro Feliciano.
In a post to Twitter, Heyman mentioned Beimel and Jays LHP Scott Downs as potential candidates.
Left-handed hitters are batting [...]

Update, 3:20 pm:
Gordon Edes of Yahoo! Sports says the Red Sox have traded 1B Adam LaRoche to the Braves.
…oh, joe d… never lead with your chin, my friend…
According to NESN, the Braves will send 1B Casey Kotchman to Boston.
Update, 3:14 pm:
Joe Demayo of NY Baseball Digest said earlier the Mets will acquire 1B Adam LaRoche from the [...]

Update, 2:50 pm:
Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com believes the Red Sox will at least give up Justin Masteron and LHP Nick Hagadone to get Martinez.
…there’s are two good players… they are not boston’s best package by any means, leaving me to wonder what the Mets could have given to get martinez… i suspect the Mets could [...]

The A’s have traded SS Orlando Cabrera to the Twins for SS prospect Tyler Ladenorf, according to Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports.
Last week on FOXSports.com, Ken Rosenthal said the Mets had interest in Cabrera, as did the M’s, Cardinals, Rockies and Reds.
…as i wrote last week, cabrera was barely good when he was considered good… at [...]

Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com believes there is a 50–50 chance the Indians end up trading C Victor Martinez.
Mayo also says, “I’m hearing odds of Padres dealing 1B Adrian Gonzalez are very low at this point.”
…it reads to me like too few teams are consumed with the same two or three players, and it’s a merry-go-round… [...]

Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com believes a ‘handfull of teams,’ including the Giants, continue to show interest in Royals infielder Mark Teahen.
Teahen is batting .290 with 34 extra base hits, 36 RBI and a .344 OBP in 97 games for the Royals this season, while playing first base, second base, third base and right field.
Teahen is under contract [...]

This morning on ESPN’s Mike and Mike, ESPN.com’s Buster Olney said the big question today is, “What are the Red Sox going to do,’ because people around the game believe Theo Epstein is ‘working on something.’
That said, according to Olney, his colleague Peter Gammons believes the Red Sox are making zero progress in their efforts to [...]