The Mets close out their 2009 season today against the Astros at Citi Field.
…as Kevin Burkhardt pointed out on Twitter, the last game just doesn’t have the same feel as it had the past couple of seasons…
Nelson Figueroa (2-8, 4.70 ERA) will start for the Mets.  He is finishing  2009 on a good note, despite [...]

The Mets defeated the Astros by the score of 5-1 today at Citi Field.
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Pat Misch pitched well once again today, going five innings and allowing a run on five hits to the Astros before the rain came in the top of the sixth [...]

update, 12:43 pm:
Carlos Beltran has been scratched from today’s lineup, and Jerry Manuel said that it is simply to give him a break the day after a night game.
The new lineup is:
Angel Pagan, followed in order by Luis Castillo, Daniel Murphy, Jeff Francoeur, Cory Sullivan, Fernando Tatis, Josh Thole, and Anderson Hernandez.
…not sure why he [...]

The Mets defeated the Astros by the score of 7-1 at Citi Field tonight.
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The Least You Should Know:
John Maine looked real solid tonight which is really encouraging for him – he went seven innings and struck out seven, and allowed a run on five hits and earned [...]

The Mets (67-92) open their final series of the year tonight against the Astros (74-85) at Citi Field.
…the Mets would have to sweep the Astros to avoid finishing below .500 at home for the first time since 2004…
Angel Pagan will lead off, followed in order by Luis Castillo, David Wright, Carlos Beltran, Jeff Francoeur, Fernando [...]

The Mets lost to the Nationals by the score of 4-3 in Washington D.C. tonight.
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Mike Pelfrey was handed a 3-0 lead, he retired the first seven batters he faced, but had to wiggle out of minor trouble in the third inning.  Pelfrey ran [...]

The Mets will look to even their series against the Nationals tonight at 7:05 pm, at Nationals Park in Washington D.C.
Angel Pagan will lead off, followed in order by Luis Castillo David Wright, Carlos Beltran, Daniel Murphy, Jeff Francoeur, Brian Schneider, and Wilson Valdez.
Mike Pelfrey (10-12, 5.08 ERA) will start for the Mets.  He last [...]

The Mets lost to the Nationals by the score of 2-1 tonight in Washington, the team’s 90th loss of the year.
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The Least You Should Know:
Nelson Figueroa pitched well once again but took the loss, allowing two runs on six hits in six innings, and is 0-5 in [...]

The Mets open their last road series of the season tonight against the Nationals, at Nationals Park in Washington D.C.
Angel Pagan will lead off, followed in order by Luis Castillo, David Wright, Carlos Beltran, Jeff Francoeur, Fernando Tatis at first base, Omir Santos, and Anderson Hernandez.
Nelson Figueroa (2-7, 4.88 ERA) will start for the Mets. [...]

The Mets will look to take the rubber game of their three game series against the Marlins beginning at 1:10 pm, at Land Shark Stadium in Miami.
David Wright will have the afternoon off.
Angel Pagan will lead off, followed in order by Anderson Hernandez, Daniel Murphy, Jeff Francoeur, Cory Sullivan, Fernando Tatis at third base, Josh [...]

The Mets were defeated by the Marlins by the score of 9-6 in Miami last night.
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The Least You Should Know:
John Maine was solid through the first four innings of the game, allowing just two runs and two hits, but in the fifth inning the game got out [...]

The Mets continue their series with the Marlins tonight at 7:10 pm, at Land Shark Stadium in Miami.
Although Jerry Manuel said David Wright would have tonight off, he is in the lineup and batting third.
Daniel Murphy will have the night off, and Fernando Tatis will play first base and bat sixth.
Angel Pagan will lead off, [...]

The Mets defeated the Marlins by the score of 6-5 at Land Shark Stadium in Miami tonight.
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The Least You Should Know:
The Mets held a 3-0 lead into the fifth inning thanks to a Jeff Francoeur three run home run in the second, but Tim Redding allowed a [...]

The Mets open a three game series tonight against the Marlins, at Land Shark Stadium in Miami.
…it doesn’t have the same ring as, say “Busch Stadium” has…
Angel Pagan will lead off, followed in order by Luis Castillo, David Wright, Carlos Beltran, Daniel Murphy, Jeff Francoeur, Josh Thole, and Anderson Hernandez.
Tim Redding (3-6, 5.25 ERA) will [...]

The Mets look to salvage the final game of their three game series against the Braves, tonight at Citi Field at 7:10 pm.
The Mets have now lost seven consecutive games to the Braves.
Angel Pagan will lead off, followed in order by Luis Castillo, David Wright, Carlos Beltran, Daniel Murphy, Jeff Francoeur, Brian Schneider, and Anderson [...]