Miami Marlins started its season in front of a sellout crowd, christening Marlins Park with a loss to the defending champion St. Louis Cardinals. That defeat set the tone for a disappointing season for Miami, a team that spent big in the offseason but reaches the final day of the season with 92 losses and firm possession of the National

Game No. 161 between two teams a combined 51 games out of first place nonetheless features two very intriguing storylines. For New York Mets, knuckleballer R.A. Dickey looks to write the final chapter of his remarkable season. One of the hitters he may face is Miami’s Adam Greenberg, who will receive one at-bat seven years after he was beaned in

The Miami Marlins look to snap a seven-game losing streak against theNew York Mets when the teams begin their season-ending series on Monday. Miami, which has lost 21 of its last 29 games overall, is 4-11 against the Mets this season. At 73-86, the Mets have eclipsed last year’s loss total and ensured their most losses since a 70-92 record in 2009. Miami

Chipper Jones is guaranteed at least one more home contest after Sunday with the wild-card game looking like it will take place at Turner Field for theAtlanta Braves. Regardless, Sunday will mark Jones’ final regular-season game in front of the home fans and final chance to torment the New York Mets. Perhaps feeling the weight of the season and 19-year career, Jones

New York is going to finish below .500 and is buried in the NL East standings, but the Mets have not quit trying to play well as the season nears its conclusion. The New York Mets beat Atlanta in the opener of a three-game series at Turner Field on Friday, winning for the seventh time in eight games. Lucas Duda came into the

The Pittsburgh Pirates are trying to finish the season strong even as elimination from the National League wild card race looms. The Pirates snapped the host New York Mets’ four-game winning streak in Tuesday’s second contest of the four-game series, but the next Pittsburgh loss or St. Louis Cardinals’ victory will officially eliminate the Pirates from postseason contention. Pittsburgh is just 13-31 over

Ike Davis has turned an atrocious first half into a 30-homer season as theNew York Mets prepare to host the Pittsburgh Pirates in Tuesday’s second contest of a four-game set. Davis homered twice and drove in a career-best five runs as New York won the opener of the series. Davis was batting below .200 when July started and has hit 18 homers since

The Pittsburgh Pirates are still mathematically in the National League wild-card race but the more realistic goal is trying to avoid a 20th consecutive losing season as they open a four-game series against the host New York Mets. The Pirates (75-77) have the longest string of ineptitude of any professional sports franchise and Sunday’s victory over the Houston Astros was only their third

The Milwaukee Brewers will attempt to conclude their impressive homestand with a victory when they meet the New York Mets in the rubber match of their three-game series. Milwaukee rebounded from Friday’s series-opening loss by posting a 9-6 victory on Saturday. Rookie Logan Schafer and Rickie Weeks drove in two runs apiece during a five-run fourth inning as the Brewers improved to 4-1 on

After wasting a golden opportunity to get closer to a playoff spot, the Milwaukee Brewers try to exact revenge on Saturday when they take on the New York Mets in the middle contest of their three-game series at Miller Park. Milwaukee had a chance to both match a franchise record with its 10th consecutive home victory and climb within 2 1/2 games of the