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Elias Says ...

By Elias Sports Bureau, Inc.
Special to ESPN Insider

Monday, April 17, 2006

A daily glance inside the numbers from the world of sports: MLB • The Mets' win Monday gave them a five-game lead in the National League East, as they became the first team in major league history to open up a five-game advantage within its first 12 games of a season. Previously, the fewest games needed to go five ahead was 13 by the 1981 Athletics, who started 12-1. Martinez • Pedro Martinez won his 200th game Monday, with only 84 losses charged to his record. The onl ...

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