NL: NY METS (84-67) at FLORIDA (65-87) <h3>Slumping Mets look to rebound from heartbreaking loss</h3> NY Mets (84-68) at Florida (66-87) 7:05 pm EDT MIAMI (Ticker) -- The first-place New York Mets certainly havenot looked like a postseason team of late. Meanwhile, thelast-place Florida Marlins still may have a say in the NationalLeague playoff picture. The reeling Mets look to bounce back from a devastating losswhen they visit the Marlins on Friday. New York, which owned a seven-game cushion in the NL EastDivision on September 12, has dropped six of seven contestssince then. Conversely, the Philadelphia Phillies (83-70) havewon seven of eight games over that stretch to pull within 1 1/2games of the Mets. The Mets plated four runs in the top of the ninth inningThursday to grab a three-run lead. But the Marlins rallied forthree runs in the bottom of the frame and won on Dan Uggla'sgame-winning RBI double in the 10th, completing an improbable8-7 triumph. The loss was especially painful for the Mets, who were withoutthe services of injured closer Billy Wagner. The All-Starlefthander was sidelined unexpectedly with back spasms, forcingmanager Willie Randolph to use a committee of relievers in theninth and 10th innings. A day later, Randolph will give the ball to another provenveteran, three-time Cy Young Award winner Pedro Martinez (2-0,1.69 ERA). After being sidelined for most of the campaign while recoveringfrom offseason rotator cuff surgery, Martinez has beenoutstanding since returning to the mound. In three starts thisseason, the 35-year-old has surrendered four runs - three earned- and 18 hits while striking out 17 in 16 innings. Martinez dominated the Phillies during his last start despitenot factoring in the decision. The righthander allowed just onerun over six strong innings, but Philadelphia rallied for a 5-3victory on Saturday. Florida counters with Scott Olsen (9-14, 6.06), who looks to enda personal five-game losing streak. The 23-year-old lefthanderwas dismal in his last start, allowing six runs and eight hitsover only two innings on Sunday.
NL: NY METS (84-67) at FLORIDA (65-87) <h3>Mets look to build on momentum against Marlins</h3> <div class="pre">NY Mets (85-68) at Florida (66-88) 3:55 pm EDT</div> <div class="pre">MIAMI (Ticker) - The New York Mets will be looking to build on</div>the momentum they may have gotten thanks to the Florida Marlins'shaky defense. The struggling Mets scored eight unearned runs due to afranchise record six Florida errors as they took game two of afour-game series, 9-6, on Friday. New York, which led the Philadelphia Phillies by seven games inthe NL East on September 12, have won just two of its past eightgames. The Mets now currently hold a 1 1/2-game lead on thePhillies (84-70), who have won eight of their past nine. The Mets are still without All-Star closer Billy Wagner, who issidelined with back spasms . New York may also be without centerfielder Carlos Beltran, who left Friday's game in the fifthinning with a bruised patellar tendon in his left knee. Hisstatus is day-to-day. Oliver Perez (14-9, 3.43 ERA) will take the hill for the Mets onSaturday. The lefthander left after 4 2/3 innings with ano-decision on Sunday in a 10-6 loss to the Phillies afterpermitting five runs - two earned - and six hits with six walks. Perez is 2-2 with a 5.14 ERA in eight career outings against theMarlins. The Marlins will counter with Byung-Hyun Kim (9-7, 6.06). OnMonday, the righthander surrendered nine runs and nine hits overjust four innings in an 11-6 loss to Atlanta. Kim is 1-4 with a5.34 ERA lifetime against the Mets.
NL: NY METS (86-68) at FLORIDA (66-89) <h3>Mets' Maine looks to rebound vs. Marlins</h3> <div class="pre">NY Mets (86-68) at Florida (66-89) 1:05 pm EDT</div> MIAMI (Ticker) - The New York Mets are trying to hold off thePhiladelphia Phillies. A good start from John Maine would goalong way in helping protect their slim lead. Maine takes the mound as the Mets aim for their third straightwin over the Florida Marlins in the finale of a four-game serieson Sunday. Oliver Perez gave the bullpen some much-needed rest Saturday,throwing eight solid innings, while Ramon Castro hit a three-runhomer in a 7-2 win. Moises Alou extended his career besthitting streak to 26 games, which is the longest in the NationalLeague this season. Perez's terrific outing came not a moment too soon. New York,which holds a 1 1/2-game lead over Philadelphia (85-70) forfirst place in the NL East, saw its bullpen blow a four-run leadin each of the first two games of the series. To make mattersworse, closer Billy Wagner is day-to-day with back spasms. Now Maine (14-10, 4.04 ERA) will try and regain his early-seasonform. The 26-year-old righthander has struggled recently, managingjust two wins in his last nine starts. On Tuesday, he wasrocked for eight runs and 11 hits in 4 1/3 innings of a 9-8 lossto the Washington Nationals - his worst start of the season. Rookie Chris Seddon (0-1, 8.44) takes the mound for Florida,which has lost six of the last seven meetings here. Seddon made his second career start on Tuesday, allowing fourruns - three earned - and nine hits in 4 2/3 innings of a 4-3loss to the Atlanta Braves.
NL: NY METS at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NY METS AT FLORIDA -- LINEUPS NY METS FLORIDA AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Jose Reyes SS .289 10 52 Hanley Ramirez SS .333 28 78 Luis Castillo 2B .276 1 17 Dan Uggla 2B .246 30 84 David Wright 3B .320 30 104 Jeremy Hermida RF .283 17 55 Carlos Beltran CF .278 30 105 Miguel Cabrera 3B .323 33 112 Moises Alou LF .340 12 41 Mike Jacobs 1B .279 17 52 Carlos Delgado 1B .253 23 82 Todd Linden LF .235 1 9 Paul Lo Duca C .277 8 51 Miguel Olivo C .237 16 60 Carlos Gomez RF .241 2 11 Alejandro De Aza CF .214 0 6 John Maine RHP .115 1 3 Chris Seddon LHP .000 0 0 (14-10, 4.04) (0-1, 8.44)</div>
NL: NY METS at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA WARMUPS: NYM - JOHN MAINE (14-10, 4.04) FLA - CHRIS SEDDON (0-1, 8.44) UMPIRES: HP - TIM TSCHIDA 1B - JIM JOYCE 2B - ADAM DOWDY 3B - JIM WOLF WEATHER: 85 Degrees, cloudy WIND: 9 mph, in from right</div>
NL: NY METS at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA STARTING BATS: NYM - JOHN MAINE AND PAUL LO DUCA FLA - CHRIS SEDDON AND MIGUEL OLIVO DUE UP FOR NY METS: J REYES (.289, 10 HR, 52 RBI) L CASTILLO (.276, 1 HR, 17 RBI) D WRIGHT (.320, 30 HR, 104 RBI)</div>
NL: NY METS at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - NY METS 0 0 1 0 FLORIDA 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - JOHN MAINE FLA - CHRIS SEDDON DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: H RAMIREZ (.333, 28 HR, 78 RBI) D UGGLA (.246, 30 HR, 84 RBI) J HERMIDA (.283, 17 HR, 55 RBI)</div>
NL: NY METS at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NY METS (0) VS FLORIDA (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 D Wright 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .321 C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277 M Alou lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340 C Delgado 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 P Lo Duca c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 C Gomez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 J Maine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115 Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg H Ramirez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 D Uggla 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 J Hermida rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 M Cabrera 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323 M Jacobs 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 T Linden lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 M Olivo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 A De Aza cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 C Seddon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS - 0 -- 0 FLORIDA - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era J Maine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.04 FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era C Seddon 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.71 Pitches-strikes: C Seddon 13-8. Ground balls-fly balls: C Seddon 1-2. Batters faced: C Seddon 4. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Tschida. 1B--Jim Joyce. 2B--Adam Dowdy. 3B--Jim Wolf. Weather: 85 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, in from right.</div>
NL: NY METS at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL NY METS AT FLORIDA NOTE: NEW YORK THIRD BASEMAN DAVID WRIGHT EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 10 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE FIRST INNING.</div>
NL: NY METS at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA CONFIRMED STARTERS: NYM - JOHN MAINE FLA - CHRIS SEDDON</div>
NL: NY METS at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - NY METS 0 0 1 0 FLORIDA 0 0 1 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - JOHN MAINE FLA - CHRIS SEDDON DUE UP FOR NY METS: M ALOU (.340, 12 HR, 41 RBI) C DELGADO (.253, 23 HR, 82 RBI) P LO DUCA (.277, 8 HR, 51 RBI)</div>
NL: NY METS at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NY METS (0) VS FLORIDA (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 D Wright 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .321 C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277 M Alou lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340 C Delgado 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 P Lo Duca c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 C Gomez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 J Maine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115 Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg H Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 J Hermida rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285 M Cabrera 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .323 M Jacobs 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 T Linden lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 M Olivo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 A De Aza cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 C Seddon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS - 0 -- 0 FLORIDA - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era J Maine 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.01 FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era C Seddon 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.71 Pitches-strikes: J Maine 15-10; C Seddon 13-8. Ground balls-fly balls: J Maine 1-0; C Seddon 1-2. Batters faced: J Maine 4; C Seddon 4. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Tschida. 1B--Jim Joyce. 2B--Adam Dowdy. 3B--Jim Wolf. Weather: 85 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, in from right.</div>
NL: NY METS at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - NY METS 0 0 0 1 0 FLORIDA 0 0 1 1 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - JOHN MAINE FLA - CHRIS SEDDON DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M JACOBS (.279, 17 HR, 52 RBI) T LINDEN (.235, 1 HR, 9 RBI) M OLIVO (.237, 16 HR, 60 RBI)</div>
NL: NY METS at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NY METS (0) VS FLORIDA (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 D Wright 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .321 C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277 M Alou lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339 C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 C Gomez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239 J Maine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115 Totals 8 0 1 0 0 0 2 BATTING: Team LOB - 2. FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg H Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 J Hermida rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285 M Cabrera 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .323 M Jacobs 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 T Linden lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 M Olivo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 A De Aza cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 C Seddon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: E - H Ramirez (24, ground ball). ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS - 00 -- 0 FLORIDA - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era J Maine 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.01 FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era C Seddon 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.11 Pitches-strikes: J Maine 15-10; C Seddon 24-17. Ground balls-fly balls: J Maine 1-0; C Seddon 3-3. Batters faced: J Maine 4; C Seddon 8. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Tschida. 1B--Jim Joyce. 2B--Adam Dowdy. 3B--Jim Wolf. Weather: 85 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, in from right.</div>
NL: NY METS at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - NY METS 0 0 0 1 0 FLORIDA 0 0 0 1 1 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - JOHN MAINE FLA - CHRIS SEDDON DUE UP FOR NY METS: J MAINE (.115, 1 HR, 3 RBI) J REYES (.288, 0-FOR-1) L CASTILLO (.274, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: NY METS at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NY METS (0) VS FLORIDA (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 D Wright 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .321 C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277 M Alou lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339 C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 C Gomez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239 J Maine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115 Totals 8 0 1 0 0 0 2 BATTING: Team LOB - 2. FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg H Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 J Hermida rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285 M Cabrera 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .323 M Jacobs 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 T Linden lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .235 M Olivo c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .236 A De Aza cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .213 C Seddon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 7 0 1 0 1 3 3 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A De Aza 1. Team LOB - 2. BASERUNNING: SB - T Linden (4, 2nd base off J Maine/P Lo Duca). FIELDING: E - H Ramirez (24, ground ball). ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS - 00 -- 0 FLORIDA - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era J Maine 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 3.99 FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era C Seddon 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.11 Pitches-strikes: J Maine 36-23; C Seddon 24-17. Ground balls-fly balls: J Maine 1-2; C Seddon 3-3. Batters faced: J Maine 8; C Seddon 8. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Tschida. 1B--Jim Joyce. 2B--Adam Dowdy. 3B--Jim Wolf. Weather: 85 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, in from right.</div>
NL: NY METS at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - NY METS 0 0 0 0 1 0 FLORIDA 0 0 0 1 1 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - JOHN MAINE FLA - CHRIS SEDDON DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: C SEDDON (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI) H RAMIREZ (.333, 0-FOR-1) D UGGLA (.246, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: NY METS at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NY METS (0) VS FLORIDA (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288 L Castillo 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 D Wright 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .320 C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277 M Alou lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339 C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 P Lo Duca c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 C Gomez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239 J Maine p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .115 Totals 11 0 1 0 1 0 5 BATTING: Team LOB - 3. FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg H Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 J Hermida rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285 M Cabrera 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .323 M Jacobs 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 T Linden lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .235 M Olivo c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .236 A De Aza cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .213 C Seddon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 7 0 1 0 1 3 3 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A De Aza 1. Team LOB - 2. BASERUNNING: SB - T Linden (4, 2nd base off J Maine/P Lo Duca). FIELDING: E - H Ramirez (24, ground ball). ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS - 000 -- 0 FLORIDA - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era J Maine 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 3.99 FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era C Seddon 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 6.59 Pitches-strikes: J Maine 36-23; C Seddon 36-22. Ground balls-fly balls: J Maine 1-2; C Seddon 6-3. Batters faced: J Maine 8; C Seddon 12. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Tschida. 1B--Jim Joyce. 2B--Adam Dowdy. 3B--Jim Wolf. Weather: 85 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, in from right.</div>
NL: NY METS at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY JEREMY HERMIDA SCORED HANLEY RAMIREZ AND DAN UGGLA. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J HERMIDA ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 0 FLORIDA 2 BOTTOM, 3RD DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M CABRERA (.323, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: NY METS at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - NY METS 0 0 0 0 1 1 FLORIDA 0 0 2 2 4 1 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - JOHN MAINE FLA - CHRIS SEDDON DUE UP FOR NY METS: C BELTRAN (.277, 0-FOR-1) M ALOU (.339, 0-FOR-1) C DELGADO (.252, 0-FOR-1)</div>
