Last Night's Action: Back to .500

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Photograph of third baseman Ramiro Pena bobbling a ground ball by Boston Red Sox's Jason Bay, allowing Bay to reach first base (Bay later scored on a sacrifice fly by Jason Varitek) by Julie Jacobson/AP
  • Red Sox 7, Yankees 3: One of these days, the Yankees will beat the Red Sox. But that first win didn't come Tuesday, and the Yankees (13-13) are 0-5 against Boston this season. The good news is the short two-game series is over, and the Rays visit the Bronx next. Joba Chamberlain allowed the first four Red Sox to score -- Jason Bay hit a three-run homer -- but settled down after that to record a whopping 12 strikeouts. Nine of those were looking. Unfortunately for him, the Yankees' offense consisted of a Johnny Damon three-run homer in the third and not much else. A.J. Burnett will try to stop the bleeding Wednesday.
  • Mets 4, Braves 3: Livan Hernandez pitched well (!), and the Mets managed a sweep, albeit a two-game one, at Atlanta's Turner Field. David Wright and Ramon Castro had RBI doubles in the third to get the Mets going. The only reason this game ended up as close as it did is because Carlos Delgado dropped what should have been the last out of the game in the ninth. No harm, no foul, though, and the Mets come home to face the Phillies.

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