Angel Pagan

MLB: New York Mets 8, Pittsburgh 7

New York -- Angel Pagan finished off a seven-run fourth with a two-run single Wednesday and the New York Mets took advantage of sloppy fielding to down Pittsburgh 8-7.

Two Pittsburgh errors in the fourth made five of the seven runs in the frame unearned and New York went on to produce a three-game winning streak for the first time in three months.

New York sent 13 men to the plate in its big inning and left the bases loaded.

The Mets were helped out by catcher Chris Snyder's fielding error and another fielding miscue by shortstop Ronny Cedeno.

The Mets overcame a 5-0 deficit with the seven-run inning and Jose Reyes added a solo homer in the sixth.

MLB: Washington 4, New York Mets 3

Washington, Sept. 29: Rookie Ian Desmond homered and Washington scored the winning run on an error in the eighth Tuesday to beat the New York Mets 4-3.

J.D. Martin went six innings for Washington, allowing three runs on seven hits.

Tyler Clippard (3-2) worked two innings of scoreless relief to earn the win.

Angel Pagan went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and an RBI for the Mets, who have lost six of their last eight games. David Wright was 2-for-4 with an RBI and Carlos Beltran also had an RBI for New York.

Mike Pelfrey worked seven innings, giving up three runs on eight hits. Sean Green (1-4) gave up the unearned run in the eighth to take the loss.

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MLB: Colorado 8, New York Mets 3

Denver, Sept. 3: Colorado moved a game ahead of the Giants in the National League wild-card race Tuesday with an 8-3 win over the New York Mets.

Jorge De La Rosa (13-9) halted the Rockies' five-game losing streak with a solid six-inning start. He gave up two runs -- one earned -- on four hits and struck out six.

Todd Helton hit a three-run homer for Colorado and Carlos Gonzalez had a two-run shot.

Angel Pagan had two hits and an RBI for the Mets, who have lost three of their last four games. David Wright came off the disabled list and went 1-for-3 with a run scored.

Mike Pelfrey (9-10) was tagged with the loss after giving up seven runs -- six earned -- on six hits and five walks in four innings.

MLB: Colorado 8, New York Mets 3

Denver, Sept. 2: Colorado moved a game ahead of the Giants in the National League wild-card race Tuesday with an 8-3 win over the New York Mets.

Jorge De La Rosa (13-9) halted the Rockies' five-game losing streak with a solid six-inning start. He gave up two runs -- one earned -- on four hits and struck out six.

Todd Helton hit a three-run homer for Colorado and Carlos Gonzales had a two-run shot.

Angel Pagan had two hits and an RBI for the Mets, who have lost three of their last four games. David Wright came off the disabled list and went 1-for-3 with a run scored.

Mike Pelfry (9-10) was tagged with the loss after giving up seven runs -- six earned -- on six hits and five walks in four innings.

MLB: N.Y. Mets 9, St. Louis 0

New York -- Angel Pagan hit a two-run homer among three hits and four RBI Wednesday, leading the New York Mets to a 9-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals.

Wednesday's victory stopped a three-game losing streak.

Pagan's homer capped the scoring with no outs in the bottom of the eighth, following an earlier a sacrifice fly and an RBI triple.

David Wright also had three hits, including a first-inning two-run homer.

Winner Nelson Figueroa hit a two-run triple in the second, while Alex Cora added one RBI for the Mets, who have won only twice in their last six games.

Figueroa (1-2) replaced injured starter Jonathan Niese, who injured his right hamstring while covering first base on a Joe Thurston grounder in the second.

MLB: New York Mets 6, Washington 2

Washington, July 20: Jeff Francoeur was 3-for-4 with a solo home run and two RBI Monday to lead the New York Mets to a 6-2 win over the Washington Nationals.

Livan Hernandez (6-5) allowed two runs on five hits in seven innings to snap a four-start losing streak. The Cuban-born veteran started the season with a 5-1 record.

Daniel Murphy was 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored for the Mets. Angel Pagan had a pair of hits, scored twice and drove in a run. Luis Castillo had an RBI and a run scored for New York.

J.D. Martin (0-1) lost his major league debut, giving up five runs on eight hits.

MLB: New York Mets 5, Atlanta 1

Atlanta, July 18: Johan Santana held the Braves to five hits in seven scoreless innings Saturday, helping the New York Mets beat Atlanta 5-1.

Santana (11-7) threw 115 pitches with two walks and five strikeouts before he was replaced by reliever Pedro Feliciano.

Angel Pagan led New York with three hits and one RBI. Former Brave Jeff Francoeur had two hits and one RBI for the Mets, who have won only six of their last 19 games.

Atlanta's run scored in the eighth on a homer by Chipper Jones, his 10th this season. Casey Kotchman had two of the eight hits for the Braves, who had won six of eight.

Losing pitcher Kenshin Kawakami (5-7) surrendered two runs and five hits in 6 2/3 innings.