Mets hold off activating Castillo
newyorkmetsdaily.com 8/23/2008 — The New York Mets have decided to hold off activating Luis Castillo for tonight’s game against the Houston Astros. Castillo is expected to wait until next week.

Game Recap: Mets 3 -- Astros 0
theropolitans.com 8/23/2008 — A pitching duel on paper actually translated to one on the field. Pitching Performance Johan Santana has now throw 16 shutout innings in his last two starts. Earning his money yet? Santana scattered eight hits through his seven stanzas of work tonight, walking only one and striking out five. He threw 121 pitches, otherwise I think he would have stayed in the game for all nine. Santana faced ...

Pregame, Mets vs. Astros, Game 2
mets.lohudblogs.com 8/23/2008 — Luis Castillo will not be activated today. He spoke with Jerry Manuel just before we met with the manager. Manuel said Castillo said he needed a few extra days to get up to speed. He didn't want to join a team that was playing so well if he didn't ...

Berkman, Astros break out bats vs. Maine, Mets
sports.espn.go.com 8/24/2008 — Visit ESPN.com for the complete story.

Maine: Offseason surgery needed
blogs.nypost.com 8/24/2008 — John Maine (pictured) told The Post after tonight's loss to the Astros that he expects to have arthroscopic surgery after the season to remove a painful bone spur in his right shoulder. Maine, who gave up a season-high eight...

Astros bust out to back Backe vs. Mets — Major League Baseball News 8/24/2008
A day after being unable to earn a single run against the Mets, the Astros' 12 hits produced an 8-3 win Saturday at Shea Stadium.

Berkman, Backe lead Astros in win over Mets — Boston.com -- Baseball News 8/24/2008
Lance Berkman hit a three-run homer, Brandon Backe brought his best stuff to the mound and the Houston Astros roughed up John Maine early in their 8-3 victory over the New York Mets on Saturday night.

Berkman, Backe lead Astros over Mets (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 8/24/2008
Lance Berkman hit a three-run homer, Brandon Backe brought his best stuff to the mound and the Houston Astros roughed up John Maine early in their 8-3 victory over the New York Mets on Saturday night. Berkman finished with three hits and drove ...

Astros 8, Mets 3: Maine Has a Rough Outing Against Houston — NYT > Baseball 8/24/2008
In five and two-thirds innings, John Maine allowed eight runs on 10 hits (two of them home runs) while throwing 105 pitches. >

Mets' Maine struggles in 8-3 loss to Astros — Newsday.com - Mets 8/24/2008
When the talk starts centering around the Mets' starting pitching staff, the biggest question mark right about now is John Maine and his sore right shoulder.