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New York Mets starter Nelson Figueroa waves to fans after his complete-game 4-0 shutout of the Houston Astros in a baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.

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  1. New York Mets starter Nelson Figueroa smiles after he was hit in the face with a shaving cream pie after pitching a complete game shutout to lift the Mets to a 4-0 victory over the Houston Astros at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.
  2. New York Mets starter Nelson Figueroa waves to fans after his complete-game 4-0 shutout of the Houston Astros in a baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.
  3. New York Mets catcher Josh Thole, left, congratulates starter Nelson Figueroa who pitched a complete game shutout in the Mets 4-0 win over the Houston Astros at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.
  4. New York Mets greet teammate Angel Pagan, right, after he scored on David Wright's sixth-inning sacrifice fly in their baseball game against the Houston Astros at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens.
  5. New York Mets third base coach Razor Shines, left, stands with Angel Pagan during the Mets' 4-0 shutout victory over the Houston Astros in a baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.
  6. Second base umpire Adrian Johnson, right, signals New York Mets runner Daniel Murphy, center, out as Murphy signals himself safe after trying to stretch a third-inning single into a double in their baseball game against the Houston Astros at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. Astros shortstop Miguel Tejada, left, holds the ball in his ungloved hand.
  7. New York Mets' Nelson Figueroa, left, greets Brian Schneider at home plate after Schneider scored on a triple by Anderson Hernandez off Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Carlos Zambrano during the fourth inning of a baseball game Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009 at Wrigley Field in Chicago.
  8. New York Mets pitcher Nelson Figueroa tags out Atlanta Braves pitcher Jair Jurrjens for the third out in the top of the seventh inning in a baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009.
  9. New York Mets starter Nelson Figueroa delivers in the second inning against the Atlanta Braves in a baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009.
  10. New York Mets pitcher Nelson Figueroa watches as Atlanta Braves' Martin Prado heads for home on a three-run homer by Brian McCann in the fifth inning of a baseball game Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009, in Atlanta.
  11. New York Mets starter Nelson Figueroa works in the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009, in Atlanta.
  12. New York Mets' Nelson Figueroa reacts after pitching in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Friday, Sept. 11, 2009, in Philadelphia. Philadelphia won 4-2.
  13. Houston Astros' Aaron Boone walks back to the dugout after grounding out to first in the Astros' 4-0 loss to the New York Mets at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.
  14. Houston Astros' Aaron Boone trots past first after grounding out in the seventh inning of a 4-0 loss to the New York Mets at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.
  15. Houston Astros Miguel Tejada reacts after lining out to right in the sixth inning of a 4-0 loss to the New York Mets at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.
  16. Houston Astros Miguel Tejada reacts after flying out to right in the sixth inning of a 4-0 loss to the New York Mets at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.

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