Last Night's Action: Two Wins

Mets 5 Minnesota 2: It was a rough start for Mike Pelfrey, his second pitch of the evening was deposited over the right field wall for a home run. But Pelfrey buckled down and while he struggled he was effective. He lasted six innings and allowed only two runs, while being forced to throw 117 pitches. David Wright made sure it was enough, driving in two runs and scoring two more. Jose Reyes added two hits and a RBI and Jason Bay added a RBI. K-Rod allowed two hits in the ninth, but he settled down to earn his 17th save of the year.

Yankees 2 Los Angeles 1: This one lived up to the hype. For the record, Joe Torre and A-Rod didn’t speak before the game, but A-Rod did all the talking he needed to with his bat. Alex had a double and a home run, scoring both Yankees’ runs. CC Sabathia was brilliant, pitching eight innings while allowing only one run and drilling the infamous headhunter, Vincente Padilla, with a fastball. Mariano Rivera came in for the ninth and struck out the side to earn the save.

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By Peter Trinkle in News on June 26, 2010 1:15 AM

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dr zippy

You don't have to be a passive-aggressive dick when correcting a typo.

jaycjay

True, but I was really being a passive-aggressive dick in response to a continuing pattern of apparent cluelessness in baseball-related articles, not to that particular error.

jaycjay

It's Vicente Padilla, not Vincente. See, a lot of baseball players are from Central and South America. Their names are way so different from ours, but if you follow the sport for a while you'll get the hang of it.