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Pedro helps surging Mets win for ninth time in 12 games

Saturday, August 16, 2008

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- On a day when he got bad news about his closer and watched his bullpen struggle again, New York Mets manager Jerry Manuel preferred to talk about something positive. "Pedro was outstanding tonight," he said. Pedro Martinez pitched seven innings for the first time this season, and Jose Reyes and Ramon Castro homered to lead the surging Mets past the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-4 Saturday night. Reyes and Castro each finished with two hits and two RBIs for the Mets, who have won fiv ...

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