MLB

Mets in May

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Ronny Paulino trots into second base after hitting the go-ahead RBI-double in the 14th inning against the division rival Phillies. The Mets would eventually win the game 2-1 on the same night that it was announced that Osama bin Laden had been killed in Pakistan.

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Taylor Bucholz stands in awe after surrendering a solo homer to San Francisco slugger Aubrey Huff. The Mets would drop the opening game of the series against the defending World Series Champions, 7-6 in 10 innings.

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"The Freak," Tim Lincecum baffled Mets hitters all night as he outdueled Chris Capuano and pitched the Giants to a 2-0 win.

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Pitching like the ace the Mets are desperately looking for, Mike Pelfrey limited the Giants to four hits in 7 2/3 innings. The Mets would avoided being swept by the Giants with the 5-2 win.

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Jason Pridie had the biggest hit of the night despite Andre Either extending his hitting streak to 30 games. Pridie's three-run home run powered the Mets to a 6-3 win over the Dodgers.

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Justin Turner turned in some late-inning heroics as he broke a 2-2 tie with two-run double in the eighth inning against the Dodgers. The Mets went on to win 4-2 and earned their third three-game winning streak of the season.

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One day after having his 30-game hitting streak broken, Andre Either belted a two-run home run which proved to be the difference in the Dodgers' 4-2 win over the Mets.

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Chris Capuano turned in a strong outing for a second-straight game, but received little run support as the Mets were bested by the Rockies, 2-1.

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Francisco Rodriguez nailed down his 10th save of the season as the Mets took the second game against the Rockies, 4-3.

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After a rainout, Mets slugger Carlos Beltran continued his impressive season by clubbing three home runs. The Mets not only won the game 9-5, but also took the series from the Rockies.

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David Wright's two-run home run in the eighth inning proved to be the difference maker. The Mets rallied from a two-run deficit to come back and take the opener against the Houston Astros, 6-4.

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Carlos Lee got the 2,000th hit of his career in the Astros' 7-3 win over the Mets.

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Justin Turner powered the Mets to a 7-4 win over the Astros with five RBIs and his first career home run.

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The Mets would open a two-game set against the Marlins with an 11-inning 2-1 loss. Marlins slugger Mike Stanton is seen scoring the winning run after the team elected to let pitcher Burke Badenhop hit and he drove in the difference-maker. The second game would be rained out.

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The Mets wouldn't let a little wet weather rain on their parade in a 3-0 win over the Nationals.

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R.A. Dickey's knuckleball baffled Yankees batters in the opening game of the Subway Series leading the Mets to a 2-1 win.

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Mark Teixeira and the Yankees battered the Mets in the second game of the Subway Series. Teixeira's two-run homer was one of four Mets pitchers would surrender in the 7-3 loss.

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Jose Reyes reacts after hitting into a rare double play. Reyes and the Mets lost to the Yankees 9-3 in the finale after giving up eight runs in the seventh inning.

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The Cubs cruised to an 11-1 win over the Mets; roughing up Jon Niese for five runs in the second inning.

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Dillon Gee remained undefeated and notched his fourth win of the season, leading the Mets to a rain-shortened 7-4 win in Chicago.

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Cubs starter Carlos Zambrano didn't just kill the Mets with his arm, he also did it with the bat. Zambrano went 3-for-3 and pitched six innings in the Mets' 9-3 loss to the Cubs.

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A frustrated Francisco Rodriguez walks through the dugout after surrendering three runs to the Phillies in the ninth inning. The Phillies would steal the opening game of the series, 6-4.

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Mike Pelfrey pitched well enough to earn a win against the Phillies but the Mets' bullpen gave up three runs in the 5-2 loss. The loss was the Mets' third straight and sixth in eight tries against the Phillies this year.

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Jose Reyes and Angel Pagan celebrate after they beat the Phillies 9-5. Reyes hit two triples in one game for the third time this year.

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Dillon Gee is quickly becoming the Mets' best asset. The rookie hurler struck out eight Pirates in seven innings in the Mets' 7-3 win.

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R.A. Dickey imploded in the eighth inning, giving up three runs to the Pirates as the Mets lost 5-1 to close out the month of May.