Mets 2B Luis Castillo left tonight’s game after suffering from heat exhaustion.
…d’wright should get him some Vitamin Water…

The Mets (63–48) defeated the Cubs (58–52) by the score of 8 to 3 in Wrigley Field tonight.
For a recap, and boxscore, check out Yahoo! Sports.
…congratulations, Tom Glavine, who won for the 300th time in his career tonight, joining only 22 other players in the history of baseball to do so…
…now, let’s win the NL East…
…as for [...]

The Game:
Tom Glavine makes his second attempt at his 300th career win as the Mets (62-48) look for the victory in the rubber game vs. the Cubs (58-51) at Wrigley Field tonight, starting at 8:05 pm EDT.
The Lineup:
SS Jose Reyes leads off, followed in order by 2B Luis Castillo, 3B David Wright, 1B Carlos Delgado, [...]

At his blog for Newsday, David Lennon reveals a very frustrated, and seemingly healthy Paul Lo Duca, who would like to be playing, especially tonight while Tom Glavine attempts to win his 300th game. 
Prior to yesterday’s game, Willie Randolph told reporters that Lo Duca will be re-evaluated on Tuesday, adding that, while he appreciates his catcher’s enthusiasm and [...]

In the Journal News, Peter Abraham takes a closer look at the aggressive deadline approach from Braves GM John Schuerholz, who traded for 1B Mark Teixeira and RHP Octavio Dotel.
Chipper Jones, as quoted by Abraham…
“It’s all set up.  Now we just have to take care of business between the lines.”

…bring it on, larry…
Meanwhile, at MLB Trade [...]

In the Star-Ledger, Dan Graziano breaks down the three-team race to win the NL East, while speaking with a scout about each team’s strengths and weaknesses…
The scout, on the Mets, as quoted by Graziano…
“I still think they’re the team.  Their pitching is the best of the three, top to bottom.  And when you look at [...]

In a report for the Associated Press, Verena Dobnik writes about the future of Shea Stadium’s Home-Run Apple.
The website SaveTheApple.com has been circulating an online petition to keep the current apple, and move it from Shea Stadium to the team’s new stadium, Citi Field.
…back on June 4, i wrote that the buzz from new york suggested [...]

On Tuesday night the Mets start an important three-game series against the Braves at Shea Stadium.
According to MLB.com, the following are the probable pitchers for the series:
Tues: LHP Oliver Perez (10-7, 3.00) vs. Buddy Caryle (6-3, 4.20)Wed: RHP Brian Lawrence (1-0, 5.40) vs. John Smoltz (10-6, 3.04)Thur:  RHP Orlando Hernandez (7-4, 3.00) vs. Tim Hudson [...]