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It may not have been the blockbuster deal Mets fans were hoping for but the acquisition of Kelly Johnson and Juan Uribe is paying dividends.

Michael Taylor's two-run, two-out single in the bottom of the eighth inning tied the game before the young center fielder stole second and scored the winning run as the Nationals rallied for a 4-3 win over the second-place Mets in a Wednesday afternoon rubber match in Washington.

If the New York Mets and Terry Collins are to keep their playoff hopes alive, they'll need to do something they've struggled with in recent years: A good start to the second half.

The New York Mets' Franchise Four was announced during Tuesday's MLB All-Star Game festivities.

Kirk Nieuwenhuis had a day for the history books as the New York Mets completed a three-game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks to wrap up the first half of the season on Sunday.

Reigning National League Rookie of the Year Jacob deGrom was named to his first All-Star game on Monday.

It was looking like another one of those frustrating nights with the Mets nearly squandering a more than quality start from their starting staff. But, three runs in the ninth helped grabbed New York a 3-0 win in the series opener over the Giants in San Francisco Monday night.

How's that for a Major League debut?

Many in Major League Baseball were hit with shocking and sad news this week as it's been reported that former outfielder Darryl Hamilton was shot to death by his girlfriend in an apparent murder-suicide.

The Toronto Blue Jays used five pitchers to hold the Mets to six hits and no runs in an 8-0 win at the Rogers Centre in Toronto on Wednesday.