Braves 0, Mets 5, Final - Sep. 13, 2008

A sweep would do wonders
theropolitans.com 9/13/2008 — The Mets will welcome the Braves for their final series in Shea, and a sweep would be wonderful.

Phils Win, Mets Lose...Race Tightens!
pcpsports.com 9/13/2008 — The Philadelphia Phillies just polished off a 7-3 victory over the Miluakee Brewers. Almost simultaneously, the Mets were defeated by the Atlanta Braves 3-2, once again blowing a Johan Santana lead, in game one of their double header. The Mets lead is now down to just 2 games in the NL East. The ...

Francoeur, Braves thwart Mets, Santana in opener
sports.espn.go.com 9/14/2008 — Visit ESPN.com for the complete story.

ON DECK: BRAVES AT METS
nypost.com 9/14/2008 — As usual, the Braves and Mets meet in a late September series. But this year, the Braves will not be trying to win a division title. The Braves enter tonight's game (7:10, SNY, WFAN) with a record of 65-82 and have been out of the playoff picture...

NOTEBOOK: Braves like role of spoiler
newsday.com 9/14/2008 — Eleven of the Mets' final 15 games are against teams that have nothing to play for - except the chance to ruin another Mets season. And if you believe the Braves' Kelly Johnson, that's a real motivator.

The Happy Recap: Mets 5 Braves 0 — Hot Foot

Rookie Niese Leads Mets Over Braves 5-0 — The Mets Report

Niese On, Post Game Live — Mets Walk-Offs And Minutiae

It's A Final: Braves 3, Mets 2 — Mets Space

It's A Rookie Surprise: Mets 5, Braves 0 — Mets Space

Niese is Nice — Mets Lifers

Braves Shea Goodbye — New York Mets Fan Blog

postGame: Mets Split Doubleheader with Braves — MetsBlog.com

Chipper's son, Shea, enjoys visit to Shea Stadium — Red Sox & MLB - BostonHerald.com 9/13/2008
NEW YORK -- Nursing a stiff back, Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones sat out the opener of Saturday's doubleheader against the New York Mets and expected to miss...

Braves 3, Mets 2: Santana Opens Door; Mets Can’t Close It — NYT > Baseball 9/14/2008
The Mets wasted a prime opportunity to improve their playoff positioning Saturday when, for the first time in six weeks, they could not back up Santana with a victory. >

Braves edge Mets, finally win 1-run road game — Red Sox & MLB - BostonHerald.com 9/14/2008
NEW YORK - Jeff Francoeur hit a tying single in the eighth inning and the Atlanta Braves rallied against Johan Santana and the Mets' bullpen, beating New York 3-2 Saturday...

Wright, Reyes power Niese to first win — Major League Baseball News 9/14/2008
In the second game of Saturday's doubleheader, rookie Jonathon Niese delivered, pitching eight shutout innings to lead the Mets to a 5-0 win over the Braves and a 2 1/2-game lead in the NL East.

Niese split for Mets vs. Braves — NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 9/14/2008
Jonathon Niese pitched eight poised innings in his second major league start, David Wright hit the first of three Mets homers and New York beat the Atlanta Braves 5-0 on Saturday night for a doubleheader split.

Mets salvage DH split with Braves — FOXSports.com News for MLB 9/14/2008

BRAVES 3, METS 2; METS 5, BRAVES 0: Tale of two hot hurlers — Newsday.com - Mets 9/14/2008
Santana's effort wasted by pen; Niese goes 8 strong in split > When you combine what happened to the Mets last September with their tenuous lead atop the ...

Mets get pair of pitching gems, split with Braves — Newsday.com - Mets 9/14/2008
When you combine what happened to the Mets last September with their tenuous lead atop the National League East, it doesn't take too much for the word "collapse" to be thrown around Shea Stadium.