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Oliver Perez won despite a wild return from the disabled list and the depleted New York Mets finally mustered some offense Wednesday night, overcoming Manny Ramirez's homer in a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Complete Story...
New York Mets left-hander Oliver Perez is getting back on track.
Oliver Perez is taking his 9.97 ERA to the New York Mets' bullpen.
Oliver Perez earned a no-decision about his spot in the Mets' rotation.
Chase Headley tied a career high with four hits and the San Diego Padres beat the New York Mets 6-5 on Thursday night to win the first regular-season series at Citi Field.
Oliver Perez had his most encouraging outing of spring training, allowing four hits and one run in 6 2-3 innings as the New York Mets beat the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 on Monday night.
Oliver Perez's outing Wednesday alarmed his manager, not because he gave up six runs but because he walked six in 3 2-3 innings of the New York Mets' 10-6 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday.
Oliver Perez pitched three scoreless innings to lead the New York Mets to a 4-0 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday.
South Korea surprised even itself with a power display that would make the San Diego Padres envious.
Omar Minaya looked out the window at a snow-globe scene in midtown Manhattan. Flakes fluttered out of a slate sky, cabs hissed past on Sixth Avenue and office workers trudged by on wet sidewalks.
Josh Johnson stifled the New York Mets for seven innings, Dan Uggla had two doubles and three RBIs and the Florida Marlins again roughed up Mike Pelfrey in an 8-2 win Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep by their NL East rivals.
Josh Johnson pitched 6 2-3 innings for his first victory in almost two years, and the Florida Marlins tightened the NL East race by beating the New York Mets 7-5 on Wednesday night.
Carlos Delgado hit a tiebreaking, two-run double in the eighth inning and Oliver Perez stifled the Philadelphia Phillies again, helping the New York Mets earn a 3-1 win Thursday that gave them sole possession of first place in the NL East.
Oliver Perez always manages to drive the New York Mets mad with his inconsistency — except when he faces the New York Yankees.
Pedro Martinez pitched six sharp innings, pinch-hitter Robinson Cancel got his first major league hit in nearly nine years and the New York Mets beat the Texas Rangers 4-2 Sunday for a doubleheader split.
Oliver Perez shut down the slumping New York Yankees, Jose Reyes homered for the second consecutive game and the Mets cruised to an 11-2 rout Sunday night for a rain-shortened sweep of their crosstown rivals.
Carlos Beltran and Ryan Church hit back-to-back homers in the fifth inning to support Oliver Perez and lead the New York Mets to an 8-3 victory Sunday over the bumbling Cincinnati Reds.
Oliver Perez couldn't find the plate, Luis Castillo couldn't find the ball and Jose Reyes couldn't find second base.
Jimmy Rollins watched most of the game from the top step of the dugout, cheered on his teammates and got a chance to pinch-hit in an important spot.
New York Mets manager Willie Randolph isn't ready to proclaim Oliver Perez a big-game pitcher. For now, it's enough that Perez is New York's new Braves-beater. Perez pitched seven innings and moved to 3-0 against Atlanta this season to lead the Mets to a 3-0 win over the Braves on Wednesday night.
Oliver Perez pitched so well that Mets manager Willie Randolph grinned while criticizing the left-hander for committing one of his pet peeves. Perez took a one-hit shutout into the ninth inning and Damion Easley drove in four runs, leading New York to a 9-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.
More and more, it appears the Oliver Perez who turned heads in 2004 with Pittsburgh is back. The talented-but-erratic lefty, who has struggled mightily at times with his control the last few years, had no such problems Wednesday. He struck out a season-high 10 and singled twice to start New York rallies as the Mets avoided a three-game sweep with a 6-3 victory over the Florida Marlins.
Oliver Perez was so precise, he hardly resembled the pitcher who couldn't throw a strike in his previous start. Perez struck out nine and walked none in an impressive bounce-back performance, and Carlos Beltran had four hits for the second time in three games to lead the New York Mets past the Atlanta Braves 7-2 on Saturday.
It's no great surprise to see Jose Reyes hitting triples and the New York Mets scoring a lot of runs. The Mets' pitchers are keeping pace, and that is a surprise.
The Mets and Braves played a doubleheader Wednesday that resembled the NL East race all season. It was no contest.
A few random and most likely irrational fun-facts about the now 37-36 New York Mets: - Only the Giants (45) have hit less home runs than the Mets (46) this season.
Carlos Beltran had been hoping to play through the bone bruise in his right knee, but instead joined the Mets' crowded disabled list after undergoing an MRI exam Monday.
Not complaining * What did Oliver Perez think of the Mets' decision to demote him to the bullpen? He called it "a really good move" and added: "I have to work on everything, but I haven't been throwing a lot of strikes. I've been a reliever before, and that helped me."
As we enter month two of the season, let's get literal and look at what a few players are on pace to do for the entire season.
Perhaps the greatest moment of offseason lunacy came when Scott Boras was shopping his client Oliver Perez around with the aid of a glossy prospectus that made him out to be the Second Coming.
Swept again: Bravos finish 0-9 vs. Philly at homeNine up, nine down. The Braves lost to the Phillies at Turner Field on Thursday, 4-3, as Philly capped a season sweep of the nine games at Turner Field. Chipper Jones went 1-for-3 and maintained his major-league leading .365 average.
Braves break one-run road losing streak in splitting double-dip with MetsThe Braves ended their major-league record of consecutive one-run losses on the road at 29, downing the Mets 3-2 in the opener of a doubleheader Saturday at Shea Stadium with a three-run eighth inning. In the nightcap, Jo-Jo Reyes lasted just two innings as Atlanta fell 5-0.
Braves end homestand with another pathetic showingA fitting end to a brutal homestand, as the Braves never were in it Monday before a slim crowd at Turner Field, losing 5-0 to the Giants to wrap up a 1-6 homestand.
Pitching splits are, quite possibly, even more ridiculous than batting splits. That might just make them more fun to mess with, though. Here, then, are some utterly absurd things to consider about pitchers one month into the 2007 MLB season.
Meet the MetsFor me its all about the pitching with the Mets. I just don't think they have enough of it. But they do have a lineup that may be able to bash their way around it. I just still can't believe they won 32 games more than they lost a year ago. Doubt that happens again.
MLB: Martínez Goes on D.L. as the Mets Go LimpThe afternoon began with the Mets learning that their ace, Pedro Mart�nez, had been placed on the disabled list. A few hours later, they faced a more sobering realization: Somewhere, on their train Sunday night from Washington, they had forgotten how to score.
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