inGame: Mets 3, Marlins 0
newyorkmetsdaily.com 8/9/2008 — The New York Mets (61-54) shutout the Florida Marlins, 3-0. The win moves the Mets one-half game ahead of the Marlins into second place in the National League East. Oliver Perez (8-7) was brilliant. He pitched seven shutout innings ...
Breaking news: Church to play in minors
nydailynews.com 8/9/2008 — News out of the clubhouse: Ryan Church has been cleared to go to Florida to begin playing in minor-league games. He’ll initially DH in Port St. Lucie after working out at Shea on Saturday.
Ruddy Lugo will be optioned to Triple-A New Orleans ...
Marlins sign catcher Lo Duca to minors
miamiherald.com 8/9/2008 — The Marlins took out an insurance policy on their catching situation Friday, signing Paul Lo Duca to a minor-league contract and sending him to Triple A Albuquerque (N.M.).
Maine campaigns for return from DL —
Major League Baseball News 8/9/2008
John Maine threw 60 or so pitches from the mound before the Mets' game against the Marlins on Friday. Maine tossed fastballs, sliders and changeups without incident, and with manager Jerry Manuel watching from behind the batting cage, he hoped to ...
Perez comes up big for Mets in opener —
Major League Baseball News 8/9/2008
With their shutout of the Marlins on Friday night, the Mets now have a 35-21 record at Shea, the second-best home record in the National League. Moreover, they have a hold on second place -- albeit a tentative one -- the effect of the 3-0 victory ...
PEREZ SHUTS DOWN MARLINS —
NY Post: Sports 8/9/2008
Oliver Perez pitched two-hit ball for seven innings, David Wright and Carlos Delgado homered and the Mets took the first game of a key series against their division rival Florida Marlins, 3-0 Friday night. Wright followed his game-winning homer on...
Deuces wild for Perez, Mets —
NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 8/9/2008
Oliver Perez tossed seven innings of two-hit ball and Aaron Heilman retired all six batters he faced as the Mets beat Florida, 3-0, Friday night at Shea. The Mets move into second place in the NL East, leapfrogging the Marlins.