Mets stronger ‘if’ Wagner is healthy
newyorkmetsdaily.com 9/6/2008 — Former Mets starter Tom Glavine told SI.com writer John Donavan, he believes the Mets are the stronger team in the NL East pennant race. Former Met third base coach Manny Acta, now manager of the Washington Nationals, echoed Glavine’s thoughts.

Myers shuts down the Mets, Iguchi's back!
allthingsphillysports.blogspot.com 9/6/2008 — So, how do you beat the red-hot Mets? Not letting them score a run is a good start. The Phillies beat the Mets 3-0 as Brett Myers completely dominated New York in his best outing of the year, throwing 8 shutout innings while striking out 10 batters and allowing only...... Plus, Iguchi's back!!...

Phillies vs. Mets - Recap - September 05, 2008
sports.espn.go.com 9/6/2008 — Fast Facts • The Phillies have now taken five of six series-opening games with the Mets this season. The bad news for Philly fans -- in the remaining games of those series Philadelphia is 1-9. • On July 1st, Brett Myers was optioned to Triple-A after ...

The Associated Press: Schmidt: Mets know Phillies are better than them
ap.google.com 9/6/2008 — 6 hours ago NEW YORK (AP) In a pep talk via e-mail, Mike Schmidt reminded the Philadelphia Phillies of their big comeback to win the NL East last season and said "the Mets know you're better than they are." With the Phillies opening a crucial, ...

John Delcos' NY Mets Report
nymetsreport.com 9/5/2008 — The Mets will take another performance from Mike Pelfrey like the one he gave them Friday against Philly. Three runs on four hits in seven innings. That’s five straight starts in which he gave up three or fewer earned runs. Pelfrey is 1-1 with a 0.69 ...

Phils blank Mets, shrink gap in East — Major League Baseball News 9/6/2008
Friday was the most important game of the series, the one the Phillies needed to swing some momentum in their favor. Behind another dominating performance by Brett Myers, the Phillies accomplished that goal and pulled within two games of the Mets with ...

Myers, Dobbs lead Phillies past Mets in opener — Boston.com -- Baseball News 9/6/2008
Brett Myers buzzed through the New York Mets' lineup, pitching eight dominant innings and leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-0 victory Friday night that cut their NL East deficit to two games.

Myers helps Phillies trim East deficit (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 9/6/2008
Brett Myers buzzed through the New York Mets' lineup, pitching eight dominant innings and leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-0 victory Friday night that cut their NL East deficit to two games. Greg Dobbs hit a two-run homer off Mike ...

Phillies win 3-0 in series opener — NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 9/6/2008
Brett Myers buzzed through the New York Mets? lineup, pitching eight dominant innings and leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-0 victory Friday night that cut their NL East deficit to two games.

Myers, Dobbs Lead Phillies Past Mets in Opener — Wash Post MLB 9/6/2008
NEW YORK -- Brett Myers buzzed through the New York Mets' lineup, pitching eight dominant innings and leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-0 victory Friday night that cut their NL East deficit to two games.