Phillies Catch Crumbling Mets

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NEW YORK - The New York Mets' lead is gone, leaving them on the brink of a historic collapse.

The free-falling Mets managed just three hits off Joel Pineiro and Jason Isringhausen in a 3-0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday night, dropping New York into a first-place tie with Philadelphia in the NL East.

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Phillies Catch Crumbling Mets

ST. LOUIS NEW YORK

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Eckstin ss 5 1 2 0 JBRyes ss 4 0 0 0

Ankiel cf 3 1 1 0 LCstillo 2b 4 0 0 0

Pujols 1b 4 1 2 1 Wright 3b 3 0 1 0

Ludwck rf 3 0 1 1 Beltran cf 3 0 0 0

Schmkr lf 4 0 1 1 Alou lf 3 0 0 0

Cairo 3b 4 0 0 0 CDlgdo 1b 3 0 1 0

Stnet c 4 0 0 0 L Duca c 3 0 0 0

Pineiro p 3 0 0 0 ShGren rf 3 0 1 0

Tguchi ph 1 0 0 0 PMrtnz p 2 0 0 0

Isrnghs p 0 0 0 0 Heilmn p 0 0 0 0

Miles 2b 4 0 0 0 Gotay ph 1 0 0 0

Felicno p 0 0 0 0

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E-LCastillo (2). DP-St. Louis 1. LOB-St. Louis 7, New York 3. 2B- Eckstein (22), Pujols 2 (36), Wright (42). SB-Ludwick (4).

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