| Breaking News | _Mets.jpg) | Saturday, July 26th, 2008: New York (N)'s Maine Stands Out in Shutout
John Maine of the New York (N) Mets spun his magic on the Houston Astros today. He blanked them 3-0 on 3 hits, registering 11 strikeouts and 1 walk.
"The bottom line was I just kept the ball down," Maine said. "My breaking stuff was down. Everything was down."
Talking to reporters in the postgame interview, the New York (N) skipper said, "We got solid pitching, good defense and we took great team at-bats in a lot of different situations. This was just a solid performance by everyone."
Maine in 2008 has fashioned a 10-8 mark, 3.48 ERA and thrown 132 innings in 20 starts. Opposing clubs are batting .238 against him.
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| Friday, June 20th, 2008: Maine Blitzes Baltimore
John Maine of the New York (N) Mets worked his mound magic on the Baltimore Orioles. He blanked them 7-0 on 6 hits, registering 8 strikeouts and 2 walks.
"Making good pitches is the name of the game and I made some good ones in this one," said Maine to SION scribes after the game.
This year Maine has compiled a 7-5 mark with a 3.83 ERA in 14 starts.
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 | Wednesday, June 18th, 2008: Hamels Holds Mets Scoreless
The New York (N) Mets met their match today in Philadelphia hurler Cole Hamels. He kept them guessing the whole game and spun a 5-hit shutout.
"He just worked us over," the New York (N) skipper said. "He probably didn't even take a shower after the game. I don't think he even worked up a sweat. They could probably pitch him again tomorrow."
In the 4-0 victory Hamels whiffed 8 and gave up 1 walk.
Hamels has started 14 times this year, pitched 87 innings, fanned 91 batters and walked 17. His current record is 7 wins and 1 loss with a 3.62 ERA.
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 59-59, .500 PCT | | Position in Division | 4th, 7.5 GB | | Record at home | 32-25, .561 PCT | | Record on the road | 27-34, .443 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 8-10, .444 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 17-18, .486 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 22-20, .524 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 37-39, .487 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 5-5, .500 PCT | | Record in April | 13-9, .591 PCT | | Record in May | 10-17, .370 PCT | | Record in June | 13-14, .481 PCT | | Record in July | 15-10, .600 PCT | | Record in August | 8-9, .471 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .261 - 14th in NL | | On-Base Percentage | .328 - 12th in NL | | Slugging Percentage | .379 - 15th in NL | | On-Base + Slugging | .707 - 15th in NL | | Runs Scored | 529 - 13th in NL | | Hits | 1073 - 13th in NL | | Extra-Base Hits | 309 - 16th in NL | | Home Runs | 69 - 15th in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 402 - 9th in NL | | Strikeouts | 759 - 3rd in NL | | Stolen Bases | 155 - 1st in NL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.44 - 10th in NL | | Starters' ERA | 4.42 - 6th in NL | | Bullpen ERA | 4.49 - 12th in NL | | Runs allowed | 560 - 8th in NL | | Hits allowed | 1045 - 3rd in NL | | Opponents AVG | .255 - 4th in NL | | BABIP | .307 - 8th in NL | | Home Runs allowed | 126 - 10th in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 451 - 12th in NL | | Strikeouts | 979 - 2nd in NL |
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