The Mets (73–56) lost to the Dodgers (67–63) by the score of 6 to 2 in Shea Stadium tonight.
For a recap and boxscore go to Yahoo! Sports.
…John Maine allowed two runs to score on mostly dinks and dunks, but then Andre Ethier ripped a double in the gap, which scored Juan Pierre, to give the Dodgers the […]

During Sunday night’s game, while talking to ESPN, Willie Randolph said that Pedro Martinez will likely get two more minor-league rehab starts and re-join the team during the first week of September.

The Game:
The first-place Mets (73-55) look for a sweep of the Dodgers (66-63) this evening, starting at 8:05 pm EDT.
 
The Lineup:
SS Jose ReyesRF Lastings Milledge3B David WrightCF Carlos BeltranLF Moises Alou1B Jeff Conine2B Ruben GotayC Mike DiFelice
For other on-field, pre-game notes, check out John Delcos and his blog for the Journal News.
The Pitchers:
RHP John Maine […]

Last night in Philadelphia, Phillies RHP Brett Myers allowed two runs to score in the ninth on route to a 4 to 3 loss.
At PhillyBurbs.com, reporter Randy Miller notes of a ‘screaming match’ between Myers and a fellow reporter in the locker room after the game, writing…
“The Phillies blew a late lead Saturday night and fell 4-3 […]

Mets OF Endy Chavez will play for Double-A Binghamton today in Trenton, NJ.

Mets 3B David Wright is the only player in the National League hitting over .300, with at least 80 runs scored, 80 RBI, 20 stolen bases and 20 home runs.
On May 1, Wright was hitting .244 with no home runs and six RBI after 90 at-bats.
He is batting .403 in 77 at-bats in August, and .373 with […]

The Mets lead the second-place Phillies by seven games in the loss column.
If the Mets go 14–20 during their remaining 34 games, the Phillies must go 21–13 just to tie the Mets for first place in the National League East.
In this morning’s New York Post, Kevin Kernan writes…
“Yes, it’s still the dog days of August […]

According to multiple reports, Billy Wagner made himself unavailable for yesterday’s game, telling the team he has a ‘dead arm,’ and would need a day or two off.
He has allowed three runs in his last three outings.
Wagner told reporters that this happens to him at least once every season.
In Newsday, Jim Baumbach explains how Wagner had […]