MEDICAL WATCH: LHP Scott Schoeneweis (pulled back muscle) was unavailable Aug. 

MEDICAL WATCH: LHP Scott Schoeneweis (pulled back muscle) was unavailable Aug. 

Mike Pelfrey is becoming the dominant pitcher the Mets thought he could be when they selected him with the ninth pick in the 2005 draft. 

--LHP Jon Niese was pulled from a start with Class AAA New Orleans after 2 2/3 innings and 65 pitches. 

Mike Pelfrey is becoming the dominant pitcher the Mets thought he could be when they selected him with the ninth pick in the 2005 draft. 

--LHP Jon Niese was pulled from a start with Class AAA New Orleans after 2 2/3 innings and 65 pitches. 

Entering his first full season in the majors, Mike Pelfrey was looking to become a consistent contributor for the New York Mets. 

The New York Mets were one strike from defeat before Carlos Beltran came through with the big hit that had eluded them all night. 

Brian Cashman has built for the Yanks' future, but will he be around to see it? Ken Rosenthal examines a spinning GM carousel. 

Brian Cashman has built for the Yanks' future, but will he be around to see it? Ken Rosenthal examines a spinning GM carousel. 

MEDICAL WATCH: RHP John Maine (bone spur behind right shoulder) needs surgery this winter, if not sooner. 

With right fielder Ryan Church having returned from symptoms related to two concussions, and with second baseman Luis Castillo back from a strained hip flexor that had sidelined him since early July, the Mets' roster has started to take on more of its exp 

--SS Jose Reyes is pursuing U. 

When it comes to squeezing the most out of bargain basement talent, the A's have nothing on the Minnesota Twins, Dayn Perry says. 

The New York Mets increased their lead atop the NL East without playing a game.