By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer

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The Red Sox and Braves imploded and even the team atop the Power Rankings had its share of trouble in the final weeks.

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If you thought the 2011 season seemed like a throwback, you were right. Offense dropped to a level not seen since Greg Maddux, Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling were dominating on the mound. Nearly two decades later, Justin Verlander, Roy Halladay and Clayton Kershaw have helped bring in a new era of prime power arms that’s caused scoring and home runs to drop to levels not seen in 19 years.

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Jose Reyes heard the boos when he was lifted for a pinch runner. Mets fans wanted to see more. At least another at-bat or two. At least another season or two. It was an afternoon of mixed emotions for the effervescent shortstop in what could have been his last game in a New York Mets uniform, a 3-0 win over Cincinnati on Wednesday.

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Jose Reyes bunted for a base hit in the first inning to enhance his NL batting title chances, then was lifted for a pinch runner as fans booed after what could have been his final at-bat for the New York Mets during a season-ending 3-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday. The hit elevated Reyes’ average to .337057 and gave him a 2 1-2 point lead over Ryan Braun, who was at .334525…

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Bronson Arroyo, too, had a goal he wanted to hit. Arroyo hung in as long as he could, but came up one inning shy of pitching 200 for the seventh straight year. The Cincinnati starter was pulled for a pinch-hitter in the ninth, and watched the Reds beat the New York Mets 5-4 in 13 innings on Tuesday night.

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Jose Reyes had a big night in the batting race and a bad one on the bases. Reyes got three hits to boost his bid for the NL batting title, but his baserunning blunder in the eighth inning Monday cost the New York Mets a chance to tie the game in a 6-5 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. The speedy Reyes lined an RBI double into the right-field corner to make it 6-5, a ball that he normally would turn into…

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New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes has insisted all season that he wasn’t concerned about the National League batting race, not when he was ahead and not when he was behind. And if he won’t let it affect him, he at least admits that he can’t help but watch his place in…

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As our pal C. Trent Rosecrans points out, most of us wouldn’t like it if our mothers ordered 700 t-shirts bearing our names and faces in our first month on a job. Cincinnati Reds rookie catcher Devin Mesoraco is apparently no … Continue reading →

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By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer

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