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sorry no Around The League today been busy..

Mets beat the Marlins 9-2 and while doing so crushed Dontrell Willis. Willis had to take one for the team as mitre only threw 16 pitches the game before. Wright extended his hitting streak to 25, and Carlos Beltran went deep. John Maine brought a no hitter into the 7th inning but Miggy after a pitch that looked like he went around on but didn't hit a liner to right field for a base hit. Maine's final line was 7 innings 2 ER 7 k's. 1.93 ERA

Tonight the Mets take on the Marlins again as Orlando Hernandez faces off against Rick Vanden Hurk.

Orlando Hernandez
is 1-1 with a 4.00 ERA on the season looking to rebound from a tuff start against the Nationals. Hernandez only has 2 career starts at Dolphin Stadium but he's made them count as he is 2-0 with a 2.31 ERA.

RHP Rick Vanden Hurk (0-0, 3.86 ERA) (mets.com)
The youngster from Holland will be making just his second Major League start. His first one, against the Brewers, was surprisingly good. He lasted 4 2/3 innings and allowed only one run before rain stopped play. He struck out five straight at one point. In two innings of relief against Atlanta, he wasn't so special, giving up two runs over 2 1/3 innings.

Paul Lo Duca won't be in tonights lineup after playing last night. Willie said Lo Duca was favoring the hand and wants to give him the night off and Castro a start.

Standings

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Atlanta	10	4	.714	-
NY Mets	9	4	.692	0.5
Florida	6	8	.429	4.0
Washington	5	11	.313	6.0
Philadelphia	4	10	.286	6.0