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Maine Does It All as Mets Top Dodgers

Posted May 8, 08 1:02 AM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – John Maine became the first New York Mets starter this year to reach the eighth inning, taking a shutout into the ninth Wednesday during a 12-1 rout of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Brad Penny. Maine (4-2) hit a two-run single and was two outs from his third shutout and complete game in the majors when Matt Kemp hit an RBI single, extending his hitting streak to 12 games.

A day before his 27th birthday, Maine allowed four hits in 8 1-3 innings and won his third straight start _ all following Mets' losses. Penny (5-3) allowed 10 runs in 4 2-3 innings, the most off him in 236 career big league starts. He gave up 10 hits for the third time in eight starts this season.

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New York Mets pitcher John Maine hits an RBI single in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Los Angeles Wednesday, May 7, 2008.   (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
New York Mets pitcher John Maine delivers to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first inning of a National League baseball game in Los Angeles Wednesday, May 7, 2008.   (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
New York Mets' Marlon Anderson, left, scores on a Raul Casanova's two-RBI single behind Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Russell Martin during the second inning of a National League baseball game.   (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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