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Maine caps successful month for injury-riddled Mets with win over Marlins

Associated Press

Sunday, May 31, 2009

NEW YORK -- The worse the New York Mets feel, the better they seem to play. John Maine shut down Florida again before becoming the latest Mets player sidelined by sickness or injury, and New York held off the Marlins 3-2 on Sunday to cap a hectic month marked by gritty success. "Our pitching has really stepped up for us," manager Jerry Manuel said. David Wright made a diving grab to start a rally-killing double play, and the depleted Mets completed a 5-1 homestand to finish 19-9 in May. Aft ...

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