NL: FLORIDA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - PITCHING CHANGE FLA: KEVIN GREGG (0-5, 3.58) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 8, NY METS 1 DUE UP FOR NYMETS: A HEILMAN (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>
NL: FLORIDA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: K Gregg relieved M Lindstrom. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 8 NY METS 1 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR NY METS: A Heilman (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>
NL: FLORIDA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: M Anderson hit for A Heilman. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 8 NY METS 1 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR NY METS: M Anderson (.298, 3 HR, 27 RBI)</div>
NL: FLORIDA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - FLORIDA 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 11 0 NY METS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 (FINAL) BATTERIES: FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS, LOGAN KENSING (3RD), JUSTIN MILLER (5TH), RENYEL PINTO (6TH), MATT LINDSTROM (8TH), KEVIN GREGG (9TH) AND MATT TREANOR NYM - TOM GLAVINE, JORGE SOSA (1ST), ORLANDO HERNANDEZ (3RD), SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS (4TH), JOE SMITH (5TH), PEDRO FELICIANO (6TH), GUILLERMO MOTA (7TH), AARON HEILMAN (9TH) AND RAMON CASTRO HOME RUNS: FLA - NONE NYM - NONE</div>
NL: FLORIDA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - FLORIDA 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 11 0 NY METS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 (FINAL) BATTERIES: FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS, LOGAN KENSING (3RD), JUSTIN MILLER (5TH), RENYEL PINTO (6TH), MATT LINDSTROM (8TH), KEVIN GREGG (9TH) AND MATT TREANOR NYM - TOM GLAVINE, JORGE SOSA (1ST), ORLANDO HERNANDEZ (3RD), SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS (4TH), JOE SMITH (5TH), PEDRO FELICIANO (6TH), GUILLERMO MOTA (7TH), AARON HEILMAN (9TH) AND RAMON CASTRO WP - LOGAN KENSING (3-0) LP - TOM GLAVINE (13-8) SAVE - NONE HOME RUNS: FLA - NONE NYM - NONE TIME: 3:20 ATT: 54,453 PROBABLES:</div>
NL: FLORIDA at NY METS <div class="pre">FLORIDA (8) VS NY METS (1) - FINAL FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg H Ramirez ss 4 0 0 0 1 2 6 .332 D Uggla 2b 5 1 1 2 0 1 1 .245 J Hermida rf 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 .296 M Cabrera 3b 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .320 C Ross lf 5 2 2 2 0 2 2 .335 M Jacobs 1b 4 1 1 0 0 3 3 .265 R Pinto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 M Lindstrom p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-A Amezaga ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263 K Gregg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 M Treanor c 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 .269 A De Aza cf 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .229 D Willis p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286 L Kensing p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-T Linden ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .245 J Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Wood 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Totals 38 8 11 7 4 13 17 a-struck out swinging for L Kensing in the 5th; b-struck out swinging for M Lindstrom in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - C Ross (19, T Glavine); D Uggla (49, J Sosa); A De Aza (8, S Schoeneweis); J Hermida (32, J Smith). 3B - D Willis (3, O Hernandez). RBI - M Cabrera (119), C Ross 2 (39), D Willis (7), D Uggla 2 (88), A De Aza (8). 2-out RBI - D Uggla 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Jacobs 1, H Ramirez 3, J Hermida 2. Team LOB - 8. NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280 L Castillo 2b 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .296 D Wright 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .325 C Beltran cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .276 M Alou lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .341 C Delgado 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 J Conine 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .254 R Castro c 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .285 L Milledge rf 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .272 T Glavine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 J Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 a-S Alomar Jr ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .136 O Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 b-P Lo Duca ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .272 S Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 P Feliciano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 c-R Gotay ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 G Mota p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 d-M Anderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 Totals 32 1 5 0 5 5 14 a-flied out to left for J Sosa in the 2nd; b-grounded to pitcher for O Hernandez in the 3rd; c-flied out to left for P Feliciano in the 6th; d-popped out to shortstop for A Heilman in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - L Castillo (8, D Willis). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - P Lo Duca 2, R Castro 2, D Wright 1. Team LOB - 10. FIELDING: E - T Glavine (1, throw). ---------------------------------------------------- FLORIDA - 700 010 000 -- 8 NY METS - 100 000 000 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era D Willis 2 2/3 3 1 1 5 2 0 5.17 L Kensing (W, 3-0) 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.35 J Miller 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.65 R Pinto 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.68 M Lindstrom 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.09 K Gregg 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.54 NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era T Glavine (L, 13-8) 1/3 5 7 7 2 0 0 4.45 J Sosa 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 4 0 4.47 O Hernandez 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.72 S Schoeneweis 1 1/3 2 1 1 1 2 0 5.03 J Smith 1 1/3 1 0 0 1 4 0 3.45 P Feliciano 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.09 G Mota 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.76 A Heilman 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.03 WP - D Willis. IBB - M Cabrera (by J Smith). HBP - D Willis (by T Glavine); C Delgado (by D Willis). Pitches-strikes: D Willis 76-34; L Kensing 16-9; J Miller 25-15; R Pinto 21-14; M Lindstrom 21-13; K Gregg 12-7; T Glavine 36-17; J Sosa 32-20; O Hernandez 9-6; S Schoeneweis 27-14; J Smith 33-18; P Feliciano 6-3; G Mota 24-16; A Heilman 9-6. Ground balls-fly balls: D Willis 0-6; L Kensing 2-2; J Miller 1-1; R Pinto 1-4; M Lindstrom 0-3; K Gregg 1-1; T Glavine 1-0; J Sosa 1-0; O Hernandez 0-3; S Schoeneweis 1-1; J Smith 0-0; P Feliciano 0-0; G Mota 3-2; A Heilman 2-0. Batters faced: D Willis 17; L Kensing 5; J Miller 4; R Pinto 6; M Lindstrom 3; K Gregg 3; T Glavine 9; J Sosa 6; O Hernandez 4; S Schoeneweis 7; J Smith 6; P Feliciano 1; G Mota 7; A Heilman 3. UMPIRES: HP--Joe West. 1B--Ed Rapuano. 2B--Ed Hickox. 3B--C.B. Bucknor. T--3:20. Att--54,453. Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, in from left.</div>
NL: FLORIDA at NY METS <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FLORIDA (8) AT NY METS (1) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FLORIDA 1ST: H Ramirez walked. D Uggla grounded into fielder's choice to second, H Ramirez out at second. J Hermida singled to right, D Uggla to third. M Cabrera singled to left, D Uggla scored, J Hermida to second. C Ross doubled to deep right, J Hermida and M Cabrera scored, C Ross to third advancing on throw, C Ross scored on throwing error by pitcher T Glavine. M Jacobs singled to left. M Treanor walked, M Jacobs to second. A De Aza singled to left, M Jacobs to third, M Treanor to second. D Willis hit by pitch, M Jacobs scored, M Treanor to third, A De Aza to second. J Sosa relieved T Glavine. H Ramirez struck out swinging. D Uggla doubled to deep left, M Treanor and A De Aza scored, D Willis to third. J Hermida grounded out to first. (7 Runs, 6 Hits, 1 Error) FLORIDA 7, NY METS 0. NY METS 1ST: J Reyes flied out to right. L Castillo doubled to left. D Wright flied out to right, L Castillo to third. C Beltran reached on infield single to catcher. L Castillo scored, C Beltran to second on wild pitch by D Willis. M Alou reached on infield single to shortstop, C Beltran to third. C Delgado hit by pitch, M Alou to second. R Castro flied out to left. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 7, NY METS 1. FLORIDA 5TH: C Ross singled to center. M Jacobs struck out swinging. M Treanor walked, C Ross to second. A De Aza doubled to left center, C Ross scored, M Treanor to third. T Linden hit for L Kensing. J Smith relieved S Schoeneweis. T Linden struck out swinging. H Ramirez struck out looking. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 8, NY METS 1.</div>
NL: FLORIDA at NY METS <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - FLORIDA 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 11 0 NY METS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 (FINAL) BATTERIES: FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS, LOGAN KENSING (3RD), JUSTIN MILLER (5TH), RENYEL PINTO (6TH), MATT LINDSTROM (8TH), KEVIN GREGG (9TH) AND MATT TREANOR NYM - TOM GLAVINE, JORGE SOSA (1ST), ORLANDO HERNANDEZ (3RD), SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS (4TH), JOE SMITH (5TH), PEDRO FELICIANO (6TH), GUILLERMO MOTA (7TH), AARON HEILMAN (9TH) AND RAMON CASTRO WP - LOGAN KENSING (3-0) LP - TOM GLAVINE (13-8) SAVE - NONE HOME RUNS: FLA - NONE NYM - NONE TIME: 3:20 ATT: 54,453</div>
NL: FLORIDA at NY METS <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FLORIDA (8) AT NY METS (1) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Florida Starting Lineups -- H Ramirez SS, D Uggla 2B, J Hermida RF, M Cabrera 3B, C Ross LF, M Jacobs 1B, M Treanor C, A De Aza CF, D Willis LHP. Ny Mets Starting Lineups -- J Reyes SS, L Castillo 2B, D Wright 3B, C Beltran CF, M Alou LF, C Delgado 1B, R Castro C, L Milledge RF, T Glavine LHP. Umpires -- Joe West (HP), Ed Rapuano (1B), Ed Hickox (2B), C.B. Bucknor (3B). Gametime Weather: 71 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind in from left at 9 mph. FLORIDA 1ST: H Ramirez walked. D Uggla grounded into fielder's choice to second, H Ramirez out at second. J Hermida singled to right, D Uggla to third. M Cabrera singled to left, D Uggla scored, J Hermida to second. C Ross doubled to deep right, J Hermida and M Cabrera scored, C Ross to third advancing on throw, C Ross scored on throwing error by pitcher T Glavine. M Jacobs singled to left. M Treanor walked, M Jacobs to second. A De Aza singled to left, M Jacobs to third, M Treanor to second. D Willis hit by pitch, M Jacobs scored, M Treanor to third, A De Aza to second. J Sosa relieved T Glavine. H Ramirez struck out swinging. D Uggla doubled to deep left, M Treanor and A De Aza scored, D Willis to third. J Hermida grounded out to first. (7 Runs, 6 Hits, 1 Error) FLORIDA 7, NY METS 0. NY METS 1ST: J Reyes flied out to right. L Castillo doubled to left. D Wright flied out to right, L Castillo to third. C Beltran reached on infield single to catcher. L Castillo scored, C Beltran to second on wild pitch by D Willis. M Alou reached on infield single to shortstop, C Beltran to third. C Delgado hit by pitch, M Alou to second. R Castro flied out to left. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 7, NY METS 1. FLORIDA 2ND: J Conine at first base. M Cabrera struck out swinging. C Ross struck out swinging. M Jacobs struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 7, NY METS 1. NY METS 2ND: L Milledge walked. S Alomar Jr hit for J Sosa. S Alomar Jr flied out to left. J Reyes flied out to center. L Castillo walked, L Milledge to second. D Wright struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 7, NY METS 1. FLORIDA 3RD: O Hernandez relieved J Sosa. M Treanor flied out to center. A De Aza lined out to right. D Willis tripled to deep right. H Ramirez fouled out to catcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 7, NY METS 1. NY METS 3RD: C Beltran lined out to left. M Alou walked. J Conine walked, M Alou to second. R Castro struck out swinging. L Milledge walked, M Alou to third, J Conine to second. P Lo Duca hit for O Hernandez. L Kensing relieved D Willis. P Lo Duca grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 7, NY METS 1. FLORIDA 4TH: S Schoeneweis relieved O Hernandez. D Uggla grounded out to third. J Hermida struck out swinging. M Cabrera lined out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 7, NY METS 1. NY METS 4TH: J Reyes fouled out to third. L Castillo bunt grounded out to catcher. D Wright singled to left. C Beltran lined out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 7, NY METS 1. FLORIDA 5TH: C Ross singled to center. M Jacobs struck out swinging. M Treanor walked, C Ross to second. A De Aza doubled to left center, C Ross scored, M Treanor to third. T Linden hit for L Kensing. J Smith relieved S Schoeneweis. T Linden struck out swinging. H Ramirez struck out looking. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 8, NY METS 1. NY METS 5TH: J Miller relieved L Kensing. M Alou struck out swinging. J Conine popped out to first. R Castro struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 8, NY METS 1. FLORIDA 6TH: D Uggla struck out swinging. J Hermida doubled to deep right center. M Cabrera intentionally walked. C Ross struck out swinging. P Feliciano relieved J Smith. M Jacobs struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 8, NY METS 1. NY METS 6TH: L Milledge grounded out to shortstop. R Gotay hit for P Feliciano. R Pinto relieved J Miller. J Wood at first base. R Gotay flied out to left. J Reyes fouled out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 8, NY METS 1. FLORIDA 7TH: G Mota relieved P Feliciano. M Treanor popped out to shortstop. A De Aza struck out swinging. J Wood grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 8, NY METS 1. NY METS 7TH: L Castillo grounded out to third. D Wright flied out to center. C Beltran singled to left center. M Alou flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 8, NY METS 1. FLORIDA 8TH: H Ramirez grounded out to shortstop. D Uggla grounded out to third. J Hermida singled to right. M Cabrera flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 8, NY METS 1. NY METS 8TH: M Lindstrom relieved R Pinto. J Conine flied out to center. R Castro popped out to second. L Milledge popped out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 8, NY METS 1. FLORIDA 9TH: A Heilman relieved G Mota. C Ross grounded out to second. A Amezaga hit for M Lindstrom. A Amezaga struck out swinging. M Treanor grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 8, NY METS 1. NY METS 9TH: K Gregg relieved M Lindstrom. M Anderson hit for A Heilman. M Anderson popped out to shortstop. J Reyes grounded out to second. L Castillo struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 8, NY METS 1.</div>
Glavine's poor start seals historic collapse for Mets <h3>FLORIDA 8, NY METS 1</h3>By Doug Mittler PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- John Maine's no-hit bid onSaturday ended up as a one-day reprieve. The stunning collapseof the New York Mets resumed in a hurry Sunday when Tom Glavinecould not get out of the first inning. Cody Ross and Dan Uggla both had a two-run double in the openingframe as the Florida Marlins tagged Glavine for seven runs andwent on to an 8-1 victory over the Mets. The Mets (88-74) lost for the 12th time in 17 games, completingone of the most colossal collapses in major league history. NewYork dropped a game behind Philadelphia in the National LeagueEast, needing a loss by the Phillies to the Washington Nationalsto force a one-game playoff on Monday. However, the Phillies captured a 6-1 win to secure their firstdivision title since 1993. The Mets held a seven-game lead with 17 games left on September12. No team with that big a lead with as many games left failedto finish in first place. New York also lost nine of its last10 games at Shea Stadium. After losing possession of the division lead on Friday, New Yorkhad moved back into a first-place tie Saturday when Maine didnot allow a hit for 7 2/3 innings in a 13-0 win over Floridawhile the Phillies lost to the Nationals. One day later, it was the Mets who endured the early beating. The Marlins (71-91) finished in last place in the NL East intheir first season under manager Fredi Gonzalez, but closed theyear by taking a combined five of six from the Chicago Cubs andMets - two clubs fighting for playoff berths. Glavine (13-8) opened the game by walking Hanley Ramirez, whowas erased on a force play. Jeremy Hermida singled and MiguelCabrera drove in the opening run with a single to left field. Ross sliced a double to right that brought home two runs. Whenthe throw home got away from catcher Ramon Castro, Glavinepicked it and threw the ball wildly past third base, allowingRoss to jog home with the fourth run for Florida. The Marlins quickly loaded the bases on a single to Mike Jacobs,a walk to Matt Treanor and a single by Alejandro De Aza.Glavine's brief day ended when he hit Willis on a 1-2 pitch toforce in a run. Jorge Sosa relieved and allowed the double toUggla to make it 7-0. By recording just one out, Glavine endured the second shortestouting of his career. The two-time Cy Young Award winner lastedjust four batters without retiring a batter for the AtlantaBraves against the Chicago Cubs on May 16, 1989. It also tiedthe most runs he has allowed in an inning. It was the first time the Mets allowed seven runs in a firstinning since July 31, 1999 at Chicago. The Mets had plenty of early chances to get back into the game,leaving eight men on base in the first three innings with theonly run in that span scoring on a wild pitch by Willis. Castro flied out to the warning track off Willis to end thefirst and pinch hitter Paul Lo Duca grounded out off LoganKensing (3-0) on a check swing with the bases loaded to end thethird. Willis was lifted after allowing one run, walking five andhitting a batter in 2 2/3 innings. The lefthander plunkedCarlos Delgado in the first, breaking the left hand of the Mets'first baseman. Kensing, the first of five Marlins relievers, earned the winwith 1 1/3 scoreless innings. New York had just two base runnersover the final seven innings. De Aza made it 8-1 with an RBI double in the fifth.
Glavine's poor start seals historic collapse for Mets <h3>FLORIDA 8, NY METS 1</h3>By Doug Mittler PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- John Maine's no-hit bid onSaturday ended up as a one-day reprieve. The stunning collapseof the New York Mets resumed in a hurry Sunday when Tom Glavinecould not get out of the first inning. Cody Ross and Dan Uggla both had a two-run double in the openingframe as the Florida Marlins tagged Glavine for seven runs andwent on to an 8-1 victory over the Mets. New York was eliminated from the postseason just minutes laterafter Philadelphia Phillies closer Brett Myers struck out theWashington Nationals' Wily Mo Pena to cap a 6-1 victory. The Mets (88-74) lost for the 12th time in 17 games, completingone of the most colossal collapses in major league history. NewYork dropped a game behind Philadelphia in the National LeagueEast, needing a loss by the Phillies (89-73) to the WashingtonNationals to force a one-game playoff on Monday. The Mets held a seven-game lead with 17 games left on September12. No team with that big a lead with as many games left failedto finish in first place. New York also lost nine of its last10 games at Shea Stadium. After losing possession of the division lead on Friday, New Yorkhad moved back into a first-place tie Saturday when Maine didnot allow a hit for 7 2/3 innings in a 13-0 win over Floridawhile the Phillies lost to the Nationals. One day later, it was the Mets who endured the early beating. The Marlins (71-91) finished in last place in the NL East intheir first season under manager Fredi Gonzalez, but closed theyear by taking a combined five of six from the Chicago Cubs andMets - two clubs fighting for playoff berths. Glavine (13-8) opened the game by walking Hanley Ramirez, whowas erased on a force play. Jeremy Hermida singled and MiguelCabrera drove in the opening run with a single to left field. Ross sliced a double to right that brought home two runs. Whenthe throw home got away from catcher Ramon Castro, Glavinepicked it and threw the ball wildly past third base, allowingRoss to jog home with the fourth run for Florida. The Marlins quickly loaded the bases on a single to Mike Jacobs,a walk to Matt Treanor and a single by Alejandro De Aza.Glavine's brief day ended when he hit Willis on a 1-2 pitch toforce in a run. Jorge Sosa relieved and allowed the double toUggla to make it 7-0. By recording just one out, Glavine endured the second shortestouting of his career. The two-time Cy Young Award winner lastedjust four batters without retiring a batter for the AtlantaBraves against the Chicago Cubs on May 16, 1989. It also tiedthe most runs he has allowed in an inning. It was the first time the Mets allowed seven runs in a firstinning since July 31, 1999 at Chicago. The Mets had plenty of early chances to get back into the game,leaving eight men on base in the first three innings with theonly run in that span scoring on a wild pitch by Willis. Castro flied out to the warning track off Willis to end thefirst and pinch hitter Paul Lo Duca grounded out off LoganKensing (3-0) on a check swing with the bases loaded to end thethird. Willis was lifted after allowing one run, walking five andhitting a batter in 2 2/3 innings. The lefthander plunkedCarlos Delgado in the first, breaking the left hand of the Mets'first baseman. Kensing, the first of five Marlins relievers, earned the winwith 1 1/3 scoreless innings. New York had just two base runnersover the final seven innings. De Aza made it 8-1 with an RBI double in the fifth.
Glavine's poor start seals historic collapse for Mets <h3>FLORIDA 8, NY METS 1</h3>By Doug Mittler PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- John Maine's no-hit bid onSaturday ended up as a one-day reprieve. The stunning collapseof the New York Mets resumed in a hurry Sunday when Tom Glavinecould not get out of the first inning. Cody Ross and Dan Uggla both had a two-run double in the openingframe as the Florida Marlins tagged Glavine for seven runs andwent on to an 8-1 victory over the Mets. New York was eliminated from the postseason just minutes laterafter Philadelphia Phillies closer Brett Myers struck out theWashington Nationals' Wily Mo Pena to cap a 6-1 victory. The Mets (88-74) lost for the 12th time in 17 games, completingone of the most colossal collapses in major league history. NewYork finished a game behind Philadelphia in the National LeagueEast, as the Phillies (89-73) recorded their first divisiontitle since 1993. "It's a tough life lesson in baseball," Mets manager WillieRandolph said. "It's stunning. You just have to pick yourselfup and learn from the experience." The Mets held a seven-game lead with 17 games left on September12. No team with that big a lead with as many games left failedto finish in first place. New York also lost nine of its last10 games at Shea Stadium. "We did it to ourselves. (The Phillies) played better," saidWright, who finished the season with a 17-game hitting streak."We were god awful. We had plenty of time to put the nail inthe coffin." After losing possession of the division lead on Friday, New Yorkhad moved back into a first-place tie Saturday when Maine didnot allow a hit for 7 2/3 innings in a 13-0 win over Floridawhile the Phillies lost to the Nationals. One day later, it was the Mets who endured the early beating. "We're a team. We go down together," Mets pitcher PedroMartinez said. "We (screwed) up as a team." The Marlins (71-91) finished in last place in the NL East intheir first season under manager Fredi Gonzalez, but closed theyear by taking a combined five of six from the Chicago Cubs andMets - two clubs fighting for playoff berths. "It's a nice way to end the season," Gonzalez said. "I'm proudof the way our guys played." Glavine (13-8) opened the game by walking Hanley Ramirez, whowas erased on a force play. Jeremy Hermida singled and MiguelCabrera drove in the opening run with a single to left field. Ross sliced a double to right that brought home two runs. Whenthe throw home got away from catcher Ramon Castro, Glavinepicked it and threw the ball wildly past third base, allowingRoss to jog home with the fourth run for Florida. "We were definitely pumped up after yesterday," Ross said ofSaturday's rout that included a benches-clearing incident. The Marlins quickly loaded the bases on a single to Mike Jacobs,a walk to Matt Treanor and a single by Alejandro De Aza.Glavine's brief day ended when he hit Willis on a 1-2 pitch toforce in a run. Jorge Sosa relieved and allowed the double toUggla to make it 7-0. By recording just one out, Glavine endured the second shortestouting of his career. The two-time Cy Young Award winner lastedjust four batters without retiring a batter for the AtlantaBraves against the Chicago Cubs on May 16, 1989. It also tiedthe most runs he has allowed in an inning. "I'm disappointed. It's not the way I wanted to pitch," Glavinesaid. "I can't really say there is a whole lot I would havedone differently. I got a couple of ground balls in the holeand a couple of bloopers that fell in." It was the first time the Mets allowed seven runs in a firstinning since July 31, 1999 at Chicago. The Mets had plenty of early chances to get back into the game,leaving eight men on base in the first three innings with theonly run in that span scoring on a wild pitch by Willis. Castro flied out to the warning track off Willis to end thefirst and pinch hitter Paul Lo Duca grounded out off LoganKensing (3-0) on a check swing with the bases loaded to end thethird. "We didn't deserve to win," Lo Duca said. "This is going tohurt for a while." Willis was lifted after allowing one run, walking five andhitting a batter in 2 2/3 innings. The lefthander plunkedCarlos Delgado in the first, breaking the left hand of the Mets'first baseman. Kensing, the first of five Marlins relievers, earned the winwith 1 1/3 scoreless innings. New York had just two base runnersover the final seven innings. De Aza made it 8-1 with an RBI double in the fifth.
Re: NL: FLORIDA (68-90) at NY METS (87-71) <font size="7">COLLAPSE</font></p> <font size="7"><font size="4">I feel much better now, a little revenge for '69.</font></font></p> </p>
Re: NL: FLORIDA (68-90) at NY METS (87-71) I feel better now. Just because Mets fans suck at my school.</p>
