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Reyes and Francoeur Homer To Beat Orioles 3-1

Mets take two against the Orioles on the road winning 3-1. First back-to-back road wins for the Mets since late July of last year. Mets also go six games over .500 on the season. Game Summary Mets imported arm, Hisanori Takahashi had his fifth major league start with the Mets. And for the first time, he went seven innings. And quite the seven innings they were. He only gave up one run on six...

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Beltran Plays Center, Scheduled for Late July Return

Today the NY Post reported that Carlos Beltran played 3 innings in center field for Port St. Lucie.  He was responsible for 2 put-outs and went 3 for 5 at the plate with 2 singles, a home run, and a walk.  This is a significant indicator on the proximity of Carlos’ return to the Mets.  Earlier, Omar Minaya commented that Carlos would require 4-6 weeks once he started participating in rehab...

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6/11 Minor League Report!

AAA International League: Buffalo 3/6/1, Durham 8/13/0 rf Russ Adams 1 for 4, run, .249 2b Justin Turner 0 for 3, .281 1b Mike Jacobs 0 for 4, RBI, .271 3b Mike Cervanek 2 for 4, run, K, .235 CF FERNANDO MARTINEZ 1 for 4, run, 2b (6), 2 Ks, .244 dh Val Pascucci 0 for 3, BB, 2 Ks, .224 c Josh Thole 2 for 4, 2b (16), 2 RBI (15), .262 lf Marshall Hubbard 0 for 3, 3 Ks, .000 ss Andy Green 0 for 3,...

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Dickey Solid, Carter Homers, Mets Top O’s 5-1

R.A. Dickey and his knuckleball were highly effective today, and Chris Carter hit his first home run in the MLB as the Mets beat the Orioles 5-1. Game Notes R.A. Dickey was as effective today as he was wild and that was what made his knuckle ball as good as it has been since his call-up. Dickey went 7 innings giving up 1 run on 7 hits with 1 walk. Dickey had the Orioles off balance the whole...

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NL East Report

Atlanta Braves (35-26; Leader) The Braves had an interesting four-game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks, winning the two highest scoring ones, and losing the two lowest scoring. In fact, Aaron Heilman got the win in relief for the D-Backs on Wednesday. The Braves will face the first-place Minnesota Twins, with tonight’s pitching matchup being Tim Hudson vs. Francisco Liriano. Philadelphia...

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