NYM Fan: Terry Collins & David Wright Both Display Leadership in 8-0 Mets Loss (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

A star player being visibly upset about being yanked from a game normally wouldn't be too significant of a news story. This is David Wright we're talking about, though. Mr. Quiet, Mr. Cool, Mr. Respectful. The 2012 New York Mets may be lacking what it takes to win it all come this fall, but we learned one very important thing on Tuesday night: This team is not without real leadership.

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NL Capsules (The Associated Press)

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Marco Scutaro hit a leadoff homer against closer Santiago Casilla in the ninth inning and the Colorado Rockies beat the mistake-prone San Francisco Giants 5-4 on Tuesday night.

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Brewers 8, Mets 0 (The SportsXchange)

NEW YORK -- Before Tuesday night's game, New York Mets manager Terry Collins said his starter, Dillon Gee, was a much better pitcher when he threw strikes and didn't fall behind in the count.

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NL Capsules (The Associated Press)

PITTSBURGH (AP) Rod Barajas hit a two-run homer off Washington closer Henry Rodriguez with two outs in the ninth to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-4 victory on Tuesday night.

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NL Capsules (The Associated Press)

PITTSBURGH (AP) Rod Barajas hit a two-run homer off Washington closer Henry Rodriguez with two outs in the ninth to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-4 victory on Tuesday night.

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Mets come from behind again, top Phillies for fourth straight win (The SportsXchange)

PHILADELPHIA -- The New York Mets, who have made a habit of late-inning heroics so far this season, struck again Tuesday night, scoring six runs in the last three frames to beat the last-place Philadelphia Phillies 7-4.

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NL Capsules (The Associated Press)

PITTSBURGH (AP) Rod Barajas hit a two-run homer off Washington closer Henry Rodriguez with two outs in the ninth to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-4 victory on Tuesday night.

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Duda’s RBI single in 7th leads Mets past Phillies (The Associated Press)

PITTSBURGH (AP) Rod Barajas hit a two-run homer off Washington closer Henry Rodriguez with two outs in the ninth to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-4 victory on Tuesday night.

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Mets 7, Phillies 4 (The SportsXchange)

PHILADELPHIA -- A daring base-running play by David Wright keyed a four-run seventh inning as the New York Mets rallied past the last-place Philadelphia Phillies 7-4 Tuesday night.

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Jon Rauch pitches to Jose Altuve in baseball’s version of David vs. Goliath (Big League Stew)

One of the best things about baseball is that you can be any size or shape to play professionally. And never was that more evident than on Tuesday night in Houston when baseball's tallest player pitched to its shortest in a true David vs. Goliath matchup . For those keeping score at home, Jon Rauch of the New York Mets stands 6-foot-11 while Jose Altuve of the Houston Astros stands 5-foot-5.  Rauch got the better of the eighth-inning at-bat by inducing a line out, but it was Altuve who went home with the victory as the Astros beat the Mets 6-3 .

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