New York Mets Shortstop Jordany Valdespin Will Get His Historic Home Run Ball Back: Fan’s View (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

The only bad news that came from Jordany Valdespin's game-deciding, pinch hit three-run homer on May 7 in the top of the ninth inning off Philadelphia Phillies closer Jonathan Papelbon, was the fact that the young shortstop wouldn't have a chance to put the ball from his first big league hit onto his mantle.

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NL Capsules (The Associated Press)

HOUSTON (AP) Carlos Zambrano pitched a three-hitter for his first win of the season and Giancarlo Stanton extended his hitting streak to 10 games with a two-run homer, leading the Miami Marlins to their seventh straight win, 4-0 over the Houston Astros on Monday night.

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NL Capsules (The Associated Press)

HOUSTON (AP) Carlos Zambrano pitched a three-hitter for his first win of the season and Giancarlo Stanton extended his hitting streak to 10 games with a two-run homer, leading the Miami Marlins to their seventh straight win, 4-0 over the Houston Astros on Monday night.

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Mets 5, Phillies 2 (The SportsXchange)

PHILADELPHIA - Jordany Valdespin hit a three-run homer off Jonathan Papelbon in the ninth inning for his first hit in the majors, and the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 Monday night.

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Astros’ Johnson finally hits first homer of season — then adds another (The SportsXchange)

Houston Astros third baseman Chris Johnson called it the best game of his professional career, and it's hard to argue with that.

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NL Capsules (The Associated Press)

SAN DIEGO (AP) Ryan Braun had his first three-homer game and added a two-run triple to tie his career high with six RBIs, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to an 8-3 victory over the San Diego Padres on Monday night.

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NL Capsules (The Associated Press)

NEW YORK (AP) David Wright hit a two-run homer to become the Mets' career RBIs leader, R.A. Dickey outpitched Mark Buehrle in a crafty duel Wednesday night and New York beat the Miami Marlins 5-1.

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Wright sets Mets’ RBI record as homer beats Marlins (The SportsXchange)

NEW YORK -- As New York Mets fans continued to distance themselves from a former face of the franchise, the current one gave them another reason to embrace him Wednesday night.

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Stanton isn’t stressing over homer drought (The SportsXchange)

The hitter known as Giancarlo Stanton is still waiting for his first home run.

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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Mets News on April 22, 2012

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Uggla’s homer helps Braves beat Mets 14-6 (The Associated Press)

ATLANTA (AP) Dan Uggla knew about his struggles against R.A. Dickey. His focus was on stopping another streak of futility that was beginning to affect his sleep.

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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Mets News on April 18, 2012

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