Kyle Kendrick helped ensure that the New York Mets' miserable week ended with a whimper.

With their big boppers out of the lineup, the Philadelphia Phillies keep finding ways to continue their playoff push.

No worries about offense on Matt Holliday's day off. The St. Louis Cardinals had plenty of it without their cleanup hitter.

Hisanori Takahashi matched his first big league start with six more scoreless innings, Jose Reyes homered and the New York Mets shut out the Philadelphia Phillies for the second straight game, 5-0 on Wednesday night.

Talk about your early arrivals. Roy Halladay showed up for spring training two months ago.