NEW YORK - John Maine took a three-hit shutout into the eighth inning to earn his second win in eight starts, pitching the New York Mets to an 8-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Monday night.
Carlos Delgado homered and Maine (7-4) limited Minnesota to four hits over 7 1-3 innings as the NL East leaders won for only the fourth time in 16 games this month.
Delgado, who batted just .189 on the Mets' 2-7 road trip, gave New York the lead with his 11th home run in the second inning. He connected on a 1-1 pitch from starter Carlos Silva (4-8).
Two innings later, Delgado singled and reached third on a double by Shawn Green, who went 3-for-22 on the road trip. …
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