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The Mets Manager said he would consider moving a starter like John Maine, Oliver Pérez or Mike Pelfrey to the bullpen in late innings.

Oliver Pérez, the starter and winner for the Mets on Friday, was more than impressive, throwing seven scoreless innings for the Mets.

A lack of clutch hitting, a stumble in the outfield and a base-running blunder contributed to the growing malaise for the Mets on Sunday.

After suffering discomfort in his strained rotator cuff, John Maine will not pitch again until Friday night’s game against Florida.

Carlos Delgado’s two-out, two-run double in the eighth inning snapped a tie and propelled the Mets to a victory against the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday afternoon.

With Pedro Martínez out, Oliver Pérez will pitch in the series against the Phillies along with Johan Santana and John Maine, which could be a blessing in disguise.

The Mets’ uninspired offense and suddenly hittable bullpen could not bail out Oliver Pérez in front of a capacity crowd of 41,959.

The Mets held the Rockies to three hits and Damion Easley blasted at two-out home run in the eighth to reach the Mets’ seventh straight victory.

By the time the fourth inning rolled around, and the Mets trailed by five runs against Seattle, the team with the worst record in baseball, it did not take much to set tempers ablaze.

Coming off a 15-win season, Oliver Pérez has regressed, pitching poorly in three straight starts. The nadir came Monday night, when he was pulled with one out in the first inning.