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The 2007 Mets collapse is one of the worst in baseball history, mirroring "the Phold" of 1964, where the Phillies lost a 6 + 1 ⁄ 2-game lead in the last twelve games. The Mets, who had come back in 1969 against improbable odds to beat out the Cubs, now found themselves on the other side of the equation, coincidentally, against a team in the ...
They suffered a historic collapse at the end of the 2007 season, losing 12 of their final 17 games to blow a 7-game division lead and miss the postseason by one game. After a smaller late-season collapse the next season ( 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 -game division lead with 17 games left), they again missed the postseason by one game. 2008 also marked the Mets ...
Washington Nationals 13, New York Mets 4 The Mets' lead over the idle Philadelphia Phillies in the NL East drops to 2 games. Milwaukee Brewers 13, St. Louis Cardinals 5 The Brewers close to within 3 games of the idle Chicago Cubs in the NL Central. San Francisco Giants 9, San Diego Padres 4 The Padres drop into a tie for the wild-card lead with ...
The Mets offense carried just as much blame as the antagonists in the top of the 10th inning. After only knocking one hit on Opening Day and a pair of one-run performances in the season-opening ...
Martínez's comeback was considered a great success, as the right-hander went 3–1 in five starts with a 2.57 ERA. But his last start was a crucial 3–0 loss to St. Louis in the final week of the 2007 Mets' historic collapse; Martínez provided a good pitching performance (7 IP, 2 ER, 7 H, 1 BB, 8 K) but his teammates failed to score.
The Mets (18-18) were looking to sweep the series. The last time they swept the Cardinals was in April 2007 to open that season. New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals game rained out, to be made up ...
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The 2007 Major League Baseball season began on April 1 with a rematch of the 2006 National League Championship Series; the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets played the first game of the season at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, which was won by the Mets, 6–1.