Mets 2 Yankees 1: The Yankees had their chances, but R.A. Dickey and the Mets defense got the big outs when they needed them. The Yankees got ahead in the third, thanks to Mark Teixeira's 11th home run of the year, but the Mets answered right back in the fourth. Justin Turner doubled in Fernando Martinez to tie things at one. In the sixth, Daniel Murphy lined a pitch that just stayed fair into the short porch in right and the Mets had a 2-1 lead. more ›

Mets 6 Washington 3: The Mets exploded for four runs in the 9th to earn their sixth-straight win. After loading the bases with no outs, New York scored two runs on the first two outs of the innings. Daniel Murphy then broke things open with a two-run double and K-Rod came on in the 9th to earn his 6th save of the year. more ›

• Yankees 5, Blue Jays 4: One day after seeing Jorge Posada provoke a bench-clearing brawl, the Yankees saw his backup win the game in walk-off fashion. Francisco Cervelli hit a game-winning single in the bottom of the ninth after Hideki Matsui tied the game with a two-run homer in the eighth. Chad Gaudin went 5 2/3 innings of three-run ball. With the Red Sox' come-from-behind win at Fenway, the Yankees' magic number is 11 as they prepare to go to the West Coast for one final time this season.
• Braves 6, Mets 5: With the Mets leading by a run entering the bottom of the ninth, Daniel Murphy decided he wanted the Mets to get to 20 games under .500. First, despite guarding the line, he let a Garret Anderson grounder turn into a double by not lunging for it, thinking it was foul. After the Braves had tied the game and had runners on first and second, Murphy made an error that allowed the winning run to score. For those who think Muprpy's offense makes up for his "defense" at first base, think again. He has a .309 on-base percentage and a .403 slugging. That's not even good enough for a great defensive first baseman. Closer Francisco Rodriguez wasn't pleased, either.
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• Mets 3 Giants 2: It’s hard to see the Mets playing any role other than spoiler in the pennant race, but they played that role well this weekend. New York took the series thanks to a Daniel Murphy single in the ninth. Murphy lined 2-2 pitch into right field and Jeff Francoeur just beat the throw home to give the Mets their first walkoff win since May 29th. K-Rod picked up the win in relief and Luis Castillo added his first home run of the season.

• White Sox 10, Yankees 5: This whole Sergio Mitre-as-a-fifth-starter experiment isn't going too well Mitre has a 7.90 ERA after lasting three innings and allowing five runs as the Yankees fell for the second straight night in Chicago. The Yankees led, 3-0, before Mitre took the mound, bu the gave one run back in the bottom of the first, three more in the second and then another in the third. Dave Roberston allowed one run to take the loss after the Yankees had tied it, 5-5. Eric Hinske continued his habit of hitting homers whenever he plays, but the Yankees' offense couldn't muster anything else.

• Braves 5, Mets 3: That was not the start to the season's nominal second half that the Mets were looking for. Oliver Perez skated through six innings, walking four -- which is probably low for him -- and allowing three runs. The bats scored three runs in the fourth inning (Gary Sheffield, Jeff Francoeur and Daniel Murphy had the RBIs) to take a 3-2 lead but only got two hits the rest of the night. Philadelphia won, so the Mets now trail the Phillies by 7 1/2 games in the National League East. And they're in fourth place. And the injury news is mostly murky, too.
• Galaxy 3, Red Bulls 1: Even with David Beckham rusty in his return to the Galaxy, the Red Bulls still put forth a subpar effort. Juan Pablo Angel scored the only goal, and it was on a penalty in the 87th minute with his team down 3-0.

Despite a rash of injuries hobbling the team, the Mets have found a new ally in their march onto the top of the NL East standings: instant replay. The team have gotten a boost from the umpires going to the videotape in four of the last five games and are 5-for-5 overall in replay rulings this season. more ›

• Yankees 9, Rangers 2: A.J. Burnett didn't economize when it came to his pitch count, but he did most other things well. He need 118 pitches to go through six scoreless innings, but he picked up his first win since mid-April. Mark Teixeira, Hideki Matsui (twice) and Robinson Cano all homered in the rubber-game win. Burnett struck out seven and walked four. At least he didn't allow any homers, a bugaboo of his in the past. WIth Boston's loss, the Yankees are tied with the Red Sox in first place, 1 1/2 games ahead of the Blue Jays.
• Mets 7, Nationals 4: Yet another replay in a Mets game, and another goes the Mets' way. Daniel Murphy's double-turned-home-run broke a 3-3 tie in the sixth inning and helped make a winner out of Johan Santana. The Mets ace walked six and struck out 11. Four of those walks came in a three-run fourth inning. Bobby Parnell, Pedro Feliciano, J.J. Putz and Francisco Rodriguez got the final nine outs as the Mets swept the Nationals.
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• Mets 7, Phillies 4: Chan Ho Park isn't Cole Hamels, but a win against the Phillies is still a good win. Mike Pelfrey pitched 5 1/3 innings of three-run ball, Daniel Murphy (pictured) hit a two-run homer in the first and the Mets led from start to finish in this opener of a three-game set. David Wright, unfairly maligned for his start, got an RBI single in the fifth inning. Pedro Feliciano allowed one run in 1 2/3 innings of relief, but J.J. Putz and Francisco Rodriguez closed the door. Oliver Perez gets the call in the second game of the series Saturday afternoon.
• Yankees 10, Angels 9: Neither team wanted to win this game. The Yankees blew a 4-0 lead and trailed, 9-4, entering the bottom of the eighth. But they put up a four-spot in that inning and got two more in the bottom of the ninth on a two-run, game-winning single by Jorge Posada. Ramiro Pena went 3-for-4 and Robinson Cano went 3-for-5. Andy Pettitte relinquished the four-run lead, and Jose Veras and Mark Melancon helped the Angels pad their lead. But Edwar Ramirez and Jonathan Albaladejo stopped the bleeding with 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief.
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That left things up to the bullpen and the trio of Green, Putz and K-Rod allowed only one baserunner over the final 3-1/3. Daniel Murphy was the hitting star, getting two RBI’s one on a homer and one on a groundout. more ›