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• Acosta puts it down middle -- and that's problem

  Terry Collins admitted Monday that the Mets are flummoxed about how to fix reliever Manny Acosta , who gave up a three-run home run to Ty Wigginton in the ninth inning of an 8-4 loss to the Phillies .Acosta, who for a time was the team's closer in 2011, saw   Read more »

• Francisco gives up lead again as Mets lose

  and dramatically let another lead get away in the ninth, setting up Giancarlo Stanton's walk-off grand slam against Manny Acosta in a staggering 8-4 loss to the Marlins. Collins again said he would wait to speak with Francisco, but they'll probably chat Monday.And   Read more »

• Mets fall to Astros, but April is a winner

  over one defeat, especially after they battled back from a 3-0 deficit.Eventually, they were done in by a man named Jed. Manny Acosta gave up a tiebreaking RBI single to Jed Lowrie in the eighth inning as the Astros eked out the victory before 17,536 at Minute   Read more »

• Mets fail to sweep Phillies when bullpen unravels

  Mets' bullpen was fifth in the majors with a 2.13 ERA, allowing six earned runs in 251/3 innings. So much for that. Ramirez, Manny Acosta and Miguel Batista combined to give up seven runs in two innings, but only three were earned, thanks to a throwing error   Read more »

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• Mets Send Down Acosta, Promote Schwinden

  expected, the Mets designated reliever Manny Acosta for assignment Tuesday to make room for pitcher Chris Schwinden, who was called up from Triple-A Buffalo. Acosta had an 11.86 ERA in 19 appearances this season. The Mets also put infielder Justin Turner on   from Wall Street Journal Read more »

• Mets put INF Turner on DL, make several moves

  Associated Press | New York Mets relief pitcher Manny Acosta (46) reacts as he heads to the dugout after being taken out in the ninth inning when he gave up a three-run home run to Philadelphia Phillies' Ty Wigginton in a baseball game, Monday, May 28, 2012,   from San Diego Union-Tribune Read more »

• Mets designate struggling reliever Manny Acosta for assignment

  Wong/US PresswireMets reliever Manny Acosta carted an 11.86 ERA through the first two months of the season. NEW YORK – Hey there. Sandy Alderson addressed reporters for about 10 minutes this afternoon, and there’s plenty of news to cover. Let’s get to it,   from NJ.com Read more »

• Acosta designated by Mets

  The New York Mets designated relief pitcher Manny Acosta (1-2) for assignment on Tuesday after posted a lowly 11.86 ERA in 19 games this season. He had surrendered 11 runs in his past three appearances, a stretch of only 4 1/3 innings. (Updated 05/29/2012)   from CBS Sports Read more »

• Justin Turner to the DL; Manny Acosta DFA’d

  MetsBlog.com publishes both rumor and opinion, as well as accurately reported information from other sources. Owned and operated by SportsNet New York, part of the SNY Blog Network Information on MetsBlog.com may contain errors or inaccuracies - links to c   from Metsblog.com Read more »