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Updated at 5:49 p.m., Wednesday, September 24, 2008

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MLB: Mets waste 4-run lead, fall to Cubs 9-6 in 10

By RONALD BLUM
AP Baseball Writer

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Argenis Reyes symbolizes the New York Mets disappointment after they blew a four-run lead and squandered numerous scoring opportunities in losing to the Chicago Cubs, 9-6, in 10 innings. The Mets blew a chance to close to a half game of NL East-leading Philadelphia and are now tied with Milwaukee for a wildcard berth.

KATHY WILLENS | Associated Press

NEW YORK— With another brutal loss, the New York Mets kept tumbling toward another September collapse.

Derrek Lee blooped a go-ahead double in the 10th inning off Luis Ayala, Aramis Ramirez followed with a two-run homer and the Chicago Cubs rallied from a four-run deficit to defeat the Mets 9-6 today.

New York, which wasted Carlos Delgado's third-inning grand slam off Carlos Zambrano and a 5-1 lead, dropped into a tie with Milwaukee for the NL wild-card lead and remained 1 1/2 games behind NL East-leading Philadelphia. The Mets, who have four games remaining, failed to win after taking a four-run lead for the eighth time this season.

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