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Mets beat writer David Lennon offers breaking news, commentary, and musings from his perch at Citi Field.

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Frankie says Murphy blew it

Francisco Rodriguez, trying for his first four-out save since 2007, wound up with the loss instead as the Mets stumbled to the Braves, 6-4, on Wednesday night/Thursday morning. But he pinned the blame on Daniel Murphy, not only for the game-deciding error on Ryan Church's routine grounder with two outs in the ninth, but for not stopping Garret Anderson's controversial leadoff double.

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