Hamels pitches well but Phillies lose to Marlins (PA SportsTicker)

Cole Hamels pitched seven strong innings Saturday night and had two RBI singles.

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Mets’ Santana to pitch in rehab game Saturday (Yahoo! Sports)

New York Mets left-hander Johan Santana is scheduled to resume his rehab assignment Saturday by pitching two innings, or 40 pitches, for Class A St. Lucie. Santana, still trying to come back from September 2010 surgery to repair a torn anterior capsule in his left shoulder, was shut...

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Gee pitches Mets past Marlins 5-1 for DH sweep (AP)

R.A. Dickey and Dillon Gee made for a perfect storm against the Florida Marlins. Gee rebounded from a wretched start and the New York Mets, back on the field following a two-day break because of Hurricane Irene, finished off a doubleheader sweep of Florida with a 5-1 victory Monday night. "I didn't know what to expect tonight, really," Gee said.

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Capuano pitches 2-hitter, Mets beat Braves 6-0 (AP)

Through all the tough setbacks, both on and off the field, Chris Capuano kept thinking there was still plenty of life left in that beaten-up left arm. Count the Atlanta Braves among his believers. Capuano pitched his best game ever, tossing a two-hitter and striking out a career-high 13 as the New York Mets blanked the Braves 6-0 Friday night in their final matchup before taking a break because of...

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Mets beat Phillies, snap losing streak (AP)

Mike Pelfrey needed a career-high 125 pitches just to get through six innings. It was worth every one. Pelfrey pitched effectively, Nick Evans and David Wright homered and the New York Mets snapped a five-game losing streak with a 7-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday. The Mets avoided a sweep with their sixth win in 23 games.

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Luebke pitches Padres over Mets (AP)

Although it's too late for this season, the San Diego Padres continue to flash a resurgent offense. Nick Hundley had three hits, including two triples, to lead a 15-hit attack as the San Diego Padres defeated the slumping New York Mets 6-1 on Thursday night. Orlando Hudson drove in two runs and Cameron Maybin hit his eighth homer, a leadoff drive in the seventh, for San Diego, which reached...

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Video: Marquis makes 13 pitches, takes at-bat with broken leg (Yahoo! Sports)

Were Jason Marquis of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Josh Thole of the New York Mets sharing a psychic moment Sunday afternoon? When Marquis hit Thole with a pitch in the leg during the fourth inning, both players crumpled to the … Continue reading ?

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Yankees 9, Angels 3 (adds quotes) (Yahoo! Sports)

So much for the New York Yankees having a tough time against pitchers making their big-league debuts. Curtis Granderson put an end to that myth just 14 pitches into the big-league career of Los Angeles Angels right-hander Garrett Richards, launching the Yankees toward a 9-3 win.

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Yankees 9, Angels 3 (first lede) (Yahoo! Sports)

So much for the New York Yankees having a tough time against pitchers making their big-league debuts. Curtis Granderson put an end to that myth just 14 pitches into the big-league career of Los Angeles Angels right-hander Garrett Richards.

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Santana throws 3 scoreless innings in rehab start (AP)

Johan Santana didn't take very long to get used to the mound again. The New York Mets left-hander made his first start in almost 11 months, throwing three scoreless innings for Class A St. Lucie on Thursday night. Santana threw 33 pitches -- 26 for strikes -- to get through the three innings against the Daytona Cubs.

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