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Mets fall from first in East with fourth loss in five games

Associated Press

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

WASHINGTON -- It took six days for the New York Mets to squander a 3 1/2-game cushion in the NL East. Now, the only race they lead is for the wild card -- and not by much. Odalis Perez shut down the slumping Mets and scored the only run of the game, sending Washington to a 1-0 victory Tuesday night that knocked New York out of first place. Philadelphia moved a half-game in front with an 8-7 win at Atlanta. It's the first time the Mets, who have lost four of five, have been out of first place ...

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