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Francoeur powers Mets past Astros

Associated Press

Friday, October 2, 2009

NEW YORK -- John Maine was sitting quietly at his locker when reliever Pedro Feliciano walked over and started teasing him about getting past the fifth inning in Friday night's start. "No more tests," Feliciano said as Maine grinned. No more tests, indeed. Maine tossed seven solid innings, Jeff Francoeur and Daniel Murphy homered and the New York Mets beat the Houston Astros 7-1 in the opener of their final series of the season. "It's always good to end a season on a good note," Maine said. ...

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