Astros 6, Mets 4: The Mets haven't been losing that much lately, but, when they have, it has been in frustrating ways. In this one, the Mets blew leads of 3-0 and 4-3 then watched in the 10th inning as Brad Ausmus (!) and Darin Erstad went deep of Pedro Feliciano. Homers happen, yes, but Ausmus has a .310 slugging average this season and a .345 mark for his career. Erstad's days as a productive......

Mets 4, Pirates 0: Times have changed. Now when a Mets game involves of the worst teams in baseball, those watching know which squad it is. Johan Santana threw a three-hit shutout for the Mets' sixth straight win. Carlos Beltran (hot again) and Brian Schneider (he'll take what he can get) each went deep. All six of the wins have come against the lowly Nationals and Pirates, but that doesn't make a difference in......