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5 things the Mets need to do in the second half
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Mets Trade Max Scherzer to Texas Rangers - The New York Times
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Max Scherzer roughed up as Mets lose game to Padres and some momentum - Newsday
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Padres-Mets 2022 Wild Card Series Game 1 FAQ
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Dodgers postseason matchup: Mets or Padres seem likeliest NLDS foes - True Blue LA
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With AL West Division Crown On the Line for the Rangers and Astros, Scherzer and Verlander Face-Off Against Each Other On Wednesday - Legends On Deck
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Buck Showalter, Mets face new challenge in wild card series
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MLB Power Rankings 2023: Are Astros, Yankees or Mets on top? - ESPN
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Mets' Kodai Senga named to NL All-Star team replacing Marcus Stroman
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NY Mets Schedule: Key dates to circle for the second half
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Scherzer Dominates, Mets Shut Out Padres
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101 and done: How will the 2022 Mets' soaring summer and crushing wild-card exit be remembered?
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Showalter says no sympathy in MLB: `People will step on your neck and laugh while you're bleeding' - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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Every team in MLB playoffs has a least one former Astros player
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MLB first half surprises and disappointments: Diamondbacks, Orioles dazzle while Mets, Padres sputter