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Feliciano again proves a rock for Mets

In a season where so much has gone consistently wrong for the Mets, reliever Pedro Feliciano is one of the few things that has gone consistently right.

Feliciano exited Tuesday’s game leading the Majors in appearances with 86 after striking out Adam Dunn — the only batter he faced — in the eighth. He had been tied with Peter Moylan of the Braves in that category and now is tied for the team record with four games to go.

In fact, Feliciano is very familiar with that record — because he set it last year. But Feliciano has been solid again this season. The left-hander has a 6-4 record with a 3.09 ERA heading into Tuesday’s game.

“My arm feels good,” Feliciano said. “The more I pitch, the looser my arm gets. I think the more I pitch, the better I feel.”

Click here to read the full article – By Jeff Seidel of MLB.com

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No champagne here as NY Mets open final road series against Nationals

The Mets are roughly 240 miles south of the Yankees right now, but they might as well be on a different planet. In one clubhouse, they were cleaning champagne and beer off the carpet. In the other, some players looked like they could use a cup of coffee.

The subdued atmosphere was similar to the last time the Mets were here, in late July, which shows just how long it’s been since the Mets have played in meaningful games.

With the Yankees dominating the headlines in New York, the Mets began a three-game series against the last-place Nationals that was meaningless even by the Mets’ 2009 standard of irrelevance.

Manager Jerry Manuel noted the shrinking number of media members still covering the team when reporters walked into his office Monday afternoon. Somehow, the pitching matchup of Nelson Figueroa against Ross Detwiler didn’t draw a big crowd in the press box.

Click here to read the full article – By Brian Costa of NJ.com

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Mets now in position to play spoiler

The Mets travel to sunny Florida this weekend looking to dish out some revenge served cold.

The Marlins are the team that knocked the Mets out of playoff contention in New York on the final day of each of the past two regular seasons. With some help from Colorado, the Mets can return the favor.

After Wednesday’s come-from-behind win over the Phillies, Florida stands 4 1/2 games behind the Wild Card-leading Rockies. Colorado closes a four-game series with the Padres on Thursday before hosting the Cardinals for three this weekend. If any combination of Rockies wins and Marlins losses reaches six, Florida will be mathematically eliminated from the postseason.

Click here to read the full article – By Tim Britton of MLB.com

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Citi Field a boon to Castillo, Murphy

Through much of its inaugural season, Citi Field has been branded a pitcher’s ballpark.

Especially when compared to the new jewel of the Bronx, Citi Field’s expansive dimensions and high outfield walls seem designed to minimize offense. But that is true only to an extent. Although Citi Field has yielded only 128 home runs — ranking 11th among National League ballparks — a bigger outfield has led to more success for contact hitters.

Click here to read the full article – By Tim Britton of MLB.com

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Reyes takes indoor batting practice

Mets shortstop Jose Reyes took indoor batting practice before Monday’s game against Atlanta and still holds out hope for a return to the field before the season ends, according to the New York Daily News.

Reyes, who has not played since May 20 and was diagnosed with a complete tear of his right hamstring last month, told the Daily News that he will continue taking batting practice for the remainder of the week, and will have a key running session on the field Friday. Should the running session go well, Reyes told the paper he will attempt to play in one or the two final games next week

Click here to read the full article – By Jesse Sanchez of MLB.com

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Castillo’s health bodes well for the future

One of the more inexplicable wrinkles of this bizarre Mets season has doubled as one of the few things gone right. All year long, Luis Castillo has been able to play.

Far more surprising than Castillo’s production — an average well over .300 and an on-base percentage floating around .400 — has been his health. In a season in which seemingly no Met can stay off the disabled list, Castillo — he of training room infamy — ranks third on the team in games played. And the two men in front of him, David Wright and Daniel Murphy, are both more than seven years his junior.

“He came into Spring Training on a mission,” Mets manager Jerry Manuel said of the rejuvenated Castillo. “In the offseason, he got himself in great physical shape. I’m sure, mentally, he processed some things.”

Click here to read the full article – By Anthony DiComo of MLB.com

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So far, so good for Maine in return

John Maine spent his pregame hours Tuesday eating nachos, flipping through his new Dan Brown novel and quizzing Pedro Feliciano on how he spent his off-day — all before heading outside for a light throwing session. Quickly and efficiently, Maine has assimilated back into big league clubhouse culture.

Now it’s just a matter of assimilating back into the rotation. Maine, fresh off his first three innings since June, will pitch again Sunday against the Nationals. And he should round out the year as a member of an evolving Mets rotation.

This week, the Mets will proceed with a six-man rotation: Pat Misch on Tuesday, followed by Bobby Parnell, Nelson Figueroa, Mike Pelfrey, Tim Redding and Maine. Once that stretch is complete, manager Jerry Manuel will likely remove one of the six from the rotation in order to give the other five more regular work over the final two weeks of the season.

Click here to read the full article – By Anthony DiComo of MLB.com

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