Last Night's Action: Into First

Yankees 3 Cleveland 1: The bugs were back in Cleveland, but this time it didn't bother the Yankees. Andy Pettitte didn't have much control, he walked five, but he only allowed one run over five innings. Pettitte's back locked up on him and he left the game, but Aceves and Mo pitched the last four innings to preserve the win. The victory puts the Yankees into first place for the first time this season and for the first time since the end of the 2006 season. Yesterday also marked the return of Jorge Posada, who went 2-3 in the game.
Mets 2 Florida 1 (11 innings): It took awhile, but the Mets finally prevailed. Omir Santos proved the hero once again, bringing home Gary Sheffield from third with the winning run in the 11th. It was his second RBI for the game, as he hit his third homer of the season earlier in the game. Pedro Feliciano got the final out in the eleventh to earn the victory. After the game, the Mets announced that they traded catcher Ramon Castro to the White Sox for right-hand pitcher Lance Broadway, who will be assigned to triple-A. Castro's trade solves the Mets' catcher glut — Brian Schneider is being activated for Saturday.

Photograph of Andy Pettitte and Jorge Posada talking by Tony Dejak/AP

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