New York Mets Vs. Philadelphia Phillies Events

PHILADELPHIA - For $137.5 million, the Mets expect Johan Santana to hold a two-run lead, even on a night when he gets little support. But that's exactly what he couldn't do Friday nigh...

The Phillies were threatening to sweep the Mets and make this feel eerily like September 2007, when Jerry Manuel was asked between games of Sunday's doubleheader what type of pressure Joh...

PHILADELPHIA - Omar Minaya went into damage-control mode an hour before the Mets opened their series against the Phillies, trying to massage remarks he made to Fox Sports.com that suggest...

PHILADELPHIA - The rainout of the Mets-Phillies series finale Sunday did little to wash away the stench of Oliver Perez's Saturday outing. Now the question becomes what to do with Perez, ...

Who needs Manny Ramirez, anyway? Omar Minaya insisted all winter that the Mets had no plans to splurge for the now-suspended slugger, and they hammered that point home in multiple ways...

Philly had to love its chances for victory Tuesday night. Only once in his career has Mets ace Johan Santana allowed four home runs in a game. That occurred on July 23, 2007, when Toro...

Mike Pelfrey was so frustrated with Chase Utley in the sixth inning that he barked at the Phillies' star, "Get back in the box!" By the end of the night, Utley had upset every other Met, ...

Outside the Mets' clubhouse late Thursday night, after the team had blown a second straight extra-inning game to the Phillies, 6-3, you got the feeling that maybe this was finally the tip...

PHILADELPHIA - Face it: The Mets don't exactly deserve first place right now anyway. Livan Hernandez had his shortest outing this season and the Mets suffered a pair of mental fielding...

PHILADELPHIA - The Mets were Fourth of July duds. A sloppy sixth inning that included two missed foul pop-ups summed up Saturday afternoon as the Mets lost to the Phillies, 4-1. After ...

That didn't mean it was a calm day for Sheffield, as he was ejected in the seventh inning of the Mets' 4-2 win over the Phillies last night for flipping his bat after a called third strik...

The Mets brought Tom Seaver and Nolan Ryan to Citi Field Saturday night to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Miracle Mets. Following a pregame ceremony that included 21 players and co...

The Mets are running out of ways to lose. In a season of bizarre finishes, the Mets' latest loss ended on an unassisted triple play as their ninth-inning rally found a stunning end in ...

At least there were no game-ending triple plays. And at least they weren't swept. Yes, it has come down to silver linings for the done-as-dinner Mets, who only added to their lost seas...

PHILADELPHIA - Brian Schneider knows he has three weeks remaining as a Met. "I won't be back," Schneider told the Daily News, accepting that the Mets don't plan to re-sign him. "I'm ok...

PHILADELPHIA - David Wright's power numbers might look better if he called Philly rather than Citi Field home. Wright belted a pair of two-run homers in the final two innings, the latt...

PHILADELPHIA - Not even the most epic collapse by the Phillies can send the Mets into the postseason. Yet there was a consolation on a day Pedro Martinez completed his former team's mathe...

PHILADELPHIA - It's hard to imagine a loss that could do more damage to a team's psyche. Watching the Mets stand around, their heads hanging in disbelief as Johan Santana was pulled af...

No more waiting around, hoping for some magical run to surface from the depths of all that has ailed the Mets on and off the field this season. The time, Jerry Manuel stressed several ...

Jenrry Mejia reminded everyone it's a kid's game during the third inning Friday night. The Mets' 20-year-old starting pitcher was so overjoyed when he singled off Cy Young candidate Roy H...

Carlos Beltran was out of the lineup Saturday with tendinitis in his left knee. It's an issue he has been managing since returning from surgery on his arthritic right knee, but a collisio...