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Mets Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

The Mets hope to have a significant pitching question answered Saturday when Pedro Martinez tests his sore right groin in a bullpen session.

If there aren't any complications, Martinez is scheduled to start Tuesday against Philadelphia.

Assistant general manager John Ricco said the team hasn't decided if Martinez doesn't have a good session, he will go on the disabled list.

Martinez took a cortisone injection in his right hip, a procedure he's had before, "and it has always worked," Ricco said.

Martinez left his last start, the Saturday prior to the All-Star break, with tightness in his left shoulder that he said resulted from altering his stride because of a sore right groin.

"All he has to do is say he feels good," manager Jerry Manuel said of...

Friday's NL Capsules (AP)

Bronson Arroyo allowed four hits over eight innings Friday night, and Cincinnati snapped New York's 10-game winning streak with a 5-2 victory. The Mets' run ended one win shy of the franchise record. The Reds scored four times in the fifth off John Maine (8-7) despite getting only two balls out of the infield.

Arroyo, Reds snap Mets' 10-game winning streak (AP)

A whole lot of little things ended the New York Mets' winning streak. Bronson Arroyo extended his latest surge by pitching eight innings Friday night, and the Cincinnati Reds used a minimal rally to beat the Mets 5-2, ending their 10-game winning streak. It took a lot of Arroyo and a little bit of luck to end the Mets' run, which ended one win shy of the franchise record.

Manuel, Warthen have Mets believing (PA SportsTicker)

It's funny how fickle we've become when it comes to baseball, writing off teams still scripting a return to glory and praising those most likely to fall from grace. Such are the vagaries of judging during the All-Star break, but the New York Mets apparently aren't going to cave to such assumptions.

Mets back in first after 10th straight win (AP)

One month after they fired their manager, the New York Mets are back in first place. All-Star David Wright hit a two-run homer that started New York's biggest ninth-inning comeback of the season, rallying the Mets to their 10th straight victory Thursday night, 10-8 over the host Cincinnati Reds. The Mets' longest winning streak in 17 years moved them into a first-place tie with Philadelphia in the...

Mets rally late, win 10th straight, 10-8 over Reds (AP)

Ten straight wins and a share of first place. The New York Mets don't look like a $138 million disappointment anymore. Right now, they're golden. David Wright's two-run homer in the ninth inning sparked New York's biggest comeback of the season Thursday night, a 10-8 victory over the Cincinnati Reds that extended Mets' winning streak to 10 games and brought them a share of first place in the NL...

Nomo retires; Japanese star pitched 2 no-hitters (AP)

Hideo Nomo, who pitched a pair of no-hitters and led a rush of Japanese players to the major leagues, is finished. Nomo announced his retirement Thursday, agent Don Nomura said. Once known for a deceptive delivery and a devastating forkball, the 39-year-old Nomo was released by the Kansas City Royals in late April.

Mets push back Martinez"s next start (PA SportsTicker)

New York Mets righthander Pedro Martinez will miss his next start after receiving a cortisone shot in his right hip Thursday to help heal his strained right groin.

Pedro Martinez gets injection, next start delayed (AP)

Pedro Martinez got a cortisone shot Thursday to heal his strained groin, forcing the New York Mets to push back his next start by at least a couple of days. The 36-year-old righty strained groin muscles while running the bases on July 7, an injury that hasn't fully healed. He got an injection in New York to speed the process, and players are told to rest for 48 hours after they get a cortisone...

Pertinent post-All-Star break issues (Yahoo! Sports)

Questions for each team come to mind two at a time as the season enters its second half.

Mets RHP Hernandez to make rehab start Thursday (PA SportsTicker)

New York Mets righthander Orlando Hernandez will continue his road back to the majors Thursday when he makes a rehab start for Class AA Binghamton, according to the Newark Star Ledger.

Drew vs. Wright: The matchup that might have been (AP)

Marquee starters were long gone. So were nearly all the other pitchers. His bullpen empty, National League manager Clint Hurdle approached David Wright and asked whether he had the right stuff to take the mound and close out the All-Star game. Did the New York Mets third baseman think chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon or general manager Omar Minaya would mind?

Radomski finds shipping slips under TV (AP)

Convicted steroid dealer Kirk Radomski looked under his television last weekend and found overnight mail slips from packages he claims were used to send human growth hormone to Roger Clemens' house, according to the lawyer for Brian McNamee. Clemens sued McNamee, his former trainer, for defamation this year after McNamee claimed the seven-time Cy Young Award winner used steroids and human growth...

Myers will return to Phillies July 23 (Yahoo! Sports)

According to a baseball source, Brett Myers' next minor-league start will be Friday night in Florida for...

A decision on maple bats appears far off (Yahoo! Sports)

Although Commissioner Bud Selig has appealed for urgent action to resolve baseball's maple bat crisis, one of...

Minaya may fill Mets' needs from within (Yahoo! Sports)

The New York Mets are more seriously considering promoting from within (Fernando Martinez for the outfield, Jon...

Young stars helping put steroids in MLB history books (Yahoo! Sports)

Barry Bonds is back home in Los Angeles, unemployed and unwanted in the sport he dominated for two decades.

A-Rod is Exhibit A at All-Star interviews (Yahoo! Sports)

Alex Rodriguez takes the intense media interest in his titillating off-the-field issues sitting down – for nearly an hour Monday.

Bonds' rep on 2008 return: 'Prospects look bleak' (AP)

Don't expect to see Barry Bonds showing up in a pennant race. Bonds has not received a single offer, agent Jeff Borris said Monday. He dismissed recent reports of interest from Arizona, the New York Mets and Boston. "I'm an optimistic guy by nature," Borris said, "and I've told Barry that the prospects look bleak." Bonds, who turns 44 in two weeks, led the majors last season with a .480 on-base...

Mets RHP Pelfrey earns NL honor (PA SportsTicker)

After not allowing a run in 15 innings over two starts, New York Mets righthander Mike Pelfrey was named National League Player of the Week on Monday.

Longtime official scorer Red Foley dies at 79 (AP)

Red Foley, the most celebrated official scorer of his time in major league baseball, has died. He was 79. Foley died Monday morning at Booth Memorial Hospital in Flushing, according to his family attorney, Kevin Brosnahan. From 1981 to 2001, Foley was an official scorer in 10 World Series, more than any other scorer in modern history.

The Juicys: Baseball's Best Blog Stories of the First Half (Yahoo! Sports)

Most weekday a.m.'s this season, we've risen and shined together with the most recent and decent major league...

Castillo will return to Mets with a crowd at second base (Yahoo! Sports)

With a team that has spent much of the season plugging holes in the roster, New York Mets Manager Jerry Manuel...

Beltran, Delgado power Mets to 7-0 win (AP)

Jerry Manuel insisted that the All-Star break was coming at a good time for the Mets. A chance to rest a tired bullpen and maybe get some banged up guys back. Then Carlos Beltran hit a three-run homer Sunday night, Mike Pelfrey dominated over eight innings and New York pounded the Colorado Rockies 7-0 for a ninth straight win.

Mets get stellar pitching in 3-0 win over Rockies (AP)

Pedro Martinez couldn't remember the last time he didn't get his way. Turns out Jerry Manuel can be just as stubborn. The Mets manager pulled Martinez after four innings on Saturday because of tightness in his right shoulder, but New York's resilient relievers held the Colorado Rockies without a hit the rest of the way in a 3-0 victory.