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Astros 8, Mets 3: Maine spur a pain

The Mets Report found this 8/24/2008 on nydailynews.com

The Mets’ incredible starting-pitching success, which included an 8-0 record and 1.95 ERA in the previous 10 games, came to a crashing halt on Saturday night. John Maine matched a career high by allowing eight runs in the Mets’ 8-3 loss to the Astros at Shea. Maine plans to gut out the rest of the season, but he looks likely to require surgery afterward. He has a bone spur in the back of his right shoulder that’s irritating him. Maine isn’t even throwing between starts. That inactivity ...