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The only way the Mets season could get any worse right now is if they put Bobby Bonilla in left. The team that many predicted would win the NL East, if not go even further, is now 22 games behind the division-leading Phils, the Mets' biggest deficit since 2003. And Newsday says the odds of ever seeing Carlos Delgado play another home game in Citi Field are looking slimmer and slimmer.

• Mets 1 Philadelphia 0: Round 1 goes to New York as they used a stellar start from Santana and an error to win a ballgame. Johan was dominant, continuing his amazing 2009, striking out 10 over seven innings and allowing only five baserunners. But, Chan Ho Park was just as good, matching Santana out for out. But, in the seventh the Mets broke through with an odd rally. Carlos Delgado walked to start the inning, but was left there when Wright and Murphy couldn’t move him. Fernando Tatis hit a slow grounder to third that Pedro Feliz fielded and fired wide of first. With two outs, Delgado was running on the play and he scored all the way from first for the game’s only run. Feliciano and Rodriguez came in and pitched two scoreless to nail down the win. And more good news as the Mets placed Oliver Perez on the DL today.

• Red Sox 7, Yankees 3: One of these days, the Yankees will beat the Red Sox. But that first win didn't come Tuesday, and the Yankees (13-13) are 0-5 against Boston this season. The good news is the short two-game series is over, and the Rays visit the Bronx next. Joba Chamberlain allowed the first four Red Sox to score -- Jason Bay hit a three-run homer -- but settled down after that to record a whopping 12 strikeouts. Nine of those were looking. Unfortunately for him, the Yankees' offense consisted of a Johnny Damon three-run homer in the third and not much else. A.J. Burnett will try to stop the bleeding Wednesday.
• Mets 4, Braves 3: Livan Hernandez pitched well (!), and the Mets managed a sweep, albeit a two-game one, at Atlanta's Turner Field. David Wright and Ramon Castro had RBI doubles in the third to get the Mets going. The only reason this game ended up as close as it did is because Carlos Delgado dropped what should have been the last out of the game in the ninth. No harm, no foul, though, and the Mets come home to face the Phillies.

New York may be going through its first October without baseball since 1994, but that isn’t stopping the local teams from handing out deals to their GM’s. Yesterday, the Yankees brought back Brian Cashman. Today, the Mets announced that they have extended Omar Minaya’s deal for three years through 2012. Minaya, who was signed through 2009 already, could be with the club though 2014 if two club options are picked up.

That was all Santana needed and the Mets’ victory coupled with the Brewers’ loss puts them into a tie for the wild card. Philadelphia won and they clinched the division, which means it’s the wild card or bust for New York. The Mets play at 1:05 today with the Brewers facing the Cubs at 2:05. If the two teams are still tied at the end of the day they will face each other on Monday at Shea.

Don’t blame the bullpen. They held the Mets in the game inning after inning, it was the offense that blew this one. Time after time, the Mets couldn’t get the big hit, no more so than the bottom of the ninth. David Murphy led off the inning with a triple, putting the team 90 feet from victory. But, David Wright struck out and after intentional walks to Delgado and Beltran, Ryan Church grounded into a force out at home. Ramon Castro struck out to end the inning and the Mets never threatened again.

The news wasn't all good, however. John Maine went back on the disabled list with a bone spur in his shoulder, and Luis Castillo came back. His return consisted of an 0-for-3 performance with a walk. Who's going to replace Maine's ability to go five or so capable innings? That could determine the Mets' chances of winning the division.

The Phillies are in action in LA, but for now the Mets are a ½-game in front in the NL East. The Mets now head to Pittsburgh for a four-game series with the Pirates.

It’s time for the Mets to go shopping and Omar Minaya needs to find a bat to bolster the lineup. With the Mets in first place and finally living up to their potential, their GM needs to patch the biggest remaining hole in the team and a corner outfielder would do that.

So now the Mets sit all by their lonesome in first place. They still have their problems. Nick Evans and Marlon Anderson (!) are still playing left field. Pedro Martinez hasn't looked good at all. The Phillies and the Marlins don't appear to be going anywhere for now. But the Mets probably have the best team in the division, and, for the first time since April, it is theirs to lose.

Andy Petitte led the Yankees to victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Mets' Mike Pelfrey shut down the Giants (the Amazin's are a game-and-a-half behind first place!).

Another Met who will be sorry to see the Subway Series end is Carlos Delgado. Delgado hit his third home run of the series, a shot that put the Mets up 2-0. The Mets added a run in the sixth thanks to a wild pitch, but the Yankees cut it to 3-1 when Wilson Betemit hit a bomb to left. The Yankees threatened in the ninth when Jeter got on base and A-Rod hit a deep fly to left, but it stayed in the park and Billy Wagner took care of business after that, setting down the Yankees for his 18th save.

Eight hours of baseball in two different stadiums ended with both the Mets and Yankees scoring 15 runs and earning a split of their doubleheader.

Two and a half weeks ago, Willie Randolph appeared to be on the precipice of being fired. The Mets, especially general manager Omar Minaya stood by him, and Randolph lived another day. Now, another poor stretch of play has prompted perhaps the strongest rumors yet. If SI.com's Jon Heyman is correct, and his sources are usually reliable, Randolph -- and half his coaching staff -- could be gone by the end of the weekend.

The Mets got home runs from Ryan Church and Jose Reyes and should have had one from Carlos Delgado, but the umpires clearly blew the call. Strangely, Delgado’s shot which hit the base of the foul pole was originally ruled a home run, but then overturned after the umpires conferenced. Jerry Manuel got thrown out in the ensuing argument. But, the botched call did not slow down the Mets and they beat up on Chien-Ming Wang and Russ Ohlendorf. And, they were very efficient, leaving only three men on base all night, while scoring 11 times with only 13 baserunners.

The Mets and Yankees are in the middle of their first subway series game of the season right now (last night's game was rained out--it may be rescheduled later this summer), but the real news is what's happening off the field.

Unfortunately, that wasn’t the only baserunning gaffe for the Mets. Carlos Beltran got doubled off of third on a line drive to end the game. Some people will make excuses for Beltran, but he wasn’t running on contact and should have been closer to third with only one out.

• Yankees 5 Detroit 2: It’s only two starts, but Darrell Rasner has given the Yankees exactly what they needed, quality pitching. Rasner was impressive on Saturday, holding one of the more dangerous lineups in the league to only two runs and four hits over six innings. Most importantly, he didn’t beat himself, issuing only one walk.
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