In a season with far too few high points, the Mets 8-6 victory over St. Louis was a welcome respite. Trailing 6-1 entering the 8th, New York staged a great comeback with some help from the Cardinals' error-prone defense. New York scored a run in the 8th, thanks to a passed ball. Willie Harris walked to start the 9th and then Nick Evans hit a tailor-made double play ball that Rafael Furcal booted. Instead of two outs and no runners on, the Mets had two runners on and no outs. After a fly out, the Mets drew consecutive walks to force in their third run. Jose Reyes singled in a run and then Ruben Tejada doubled home two more runs to tie the game at 6. David Wright struck out for the second out of the inning, but Willie Harris put the Mets in the lead with a two-run single. Bobby Parnell pitched a perfect 9th for his 6th save. more ›

Over the first few innings, it seemed like the Mets would have a chance to break their losing streak, but the late innings proved to be their undoing and they fell to Washington 10-1. Chris Schwinden pitched five effective innings allowing only two runs (one earned). The Mets cut the deficit to 2-1 when Jason Bay doubled in David Wright, but the bullpen caved in from there. New York surrendered a single run in the 7th, three in the 8th and four in the 9th and the losing streak now stands at six. more ›

Mets 6 Houston 4: New York fell behind 4-0, but used the longball to get back into the game. Jason Bay got things started with a solo shot in the 7th. Fernando Martinez hit a two-run shot in the 8th to cut the deficit to one. That was followed quickly by David Wright's two-run blast to put the Mets up by 1. Jason Pride doubled in Justin Turner in the 9th to provide the final difference and K-Rod got the final four outs for his 11th save. more ›

Colorado 7 Mets 6: Just like Sunday, the Mets bullpen melted down and gave away the game. Mike Pelfrey pitched better than he has, but 5.1 innings and three earned runs is certainly not up to the standards the Mets expect. When he was pulled in the sixth, Colorado was trailing 4-2 with two runners on and one out. Ryota Igarashi made things worse by walking the first hitter he faced and then making a terrible throw home on what should have been an easy double-play. Carlos Gonzalez made the Mets pay by singling home two runs and tying the game. more ›

Yankees 6 Boston 5: The Yankees and Red Sox engaged in one of their typical games in the first game of their doubleheader. New York fell behind 2-0, led 3-2, saw things tied at 3, led 5-3 and saw things tied up again at 5 heading into the ninth. That’s where Phil Hughes put the Red Sox down in order and the Yankees scratched a run across in the 10th. Mariano Rivera set Boston down 1-2-3 to earn the save. more ›

Take a deep breath Yankees’ fans, A-Rod has brought you back into first place. Down to his final strike in the ninth with New York trailing 3-1, A-Rod launched his second home run of the game to put the Yankees ahead. And a throwing error by David Wright and a walk to the pitcher doomed Jon Niese and the Mets in the fourth inning. more ›

With the Yankees’ offense AWOL, it was good timing that CC Sabathia was pitching Tuesday. Sabathia didn’t disappoint as he allowed only two runs over seven innings while picking up his 16th win of the year, during the Yankees' 6-2 win over the Tigers. And the Mets lost to the Astros, 4-3, with the Astros' Hunter Pence driving in all the runs. more ›

With a 2-1/2 hour rain delay, Curtis Granderson had his best game as a Yankee, hitting two homers, stealing a base and scoring three runs in the Bombers' 12-6 win over the Royals. The Mets fell once again, losing 1-0 to the Dodgers. more ›

Phil Hughes in 2010 on the road- almost perfect. Phil Hughes in 2010 at home- ugh. Unfortunately for Hughes and the Yankees, Tuesday’s game was at home and the results were to be expected. Hughes got shelled and the Yankees couldn’t get anything going off of Sean O’Sullivan. more ›

Arizona 13 Mets 2: It is an often repeated baseball axiom that momentum is nothing more than the next day’s starting pitcher. Unfortunately, that proved true for the Mets as any momentum they might have generated from Sunday’s win disappeared when Mike Pelfrey took the mound. Pelfrey was shelled, giving up four runs in a 51-pitch first inning and two more runs in the second, an inning he didn’t complete. more ›

The Mets win in 10 innings over San Francisco—K-Rod got the wine, but David Wright, Phil Cuzzi and Ike Davis combined for the save. The Yankees beat the Rays, in spite of Andy Pettitte giving up three runs in the first (he had to leave the game in the third due to a groin injury). more ›

The National League managed to defeat the American League, 3-1, during the All-Star Game in Anaheim, California last night. It's the first win for the NL since 1996 (the American League has won the 12 of the other 13 years; one year was a draw) and this also means the NL champion will have home field advantage during the World Series. The game was a pitchers' duel; American League manager and Yankees manager Joe Girardi said, "I think the pitching by both sides was excellent. It came down to one pitch in the game.” more ›

Mets 6 Florida 5: Jose Reyes was on the bench with a bad back, but the Mets offense didn’t miss him. The first four Mets reached base and three of them scored thanks to a double from David Wright and a single from Ike Davis. more ›

Mets 6 Minnesota 0: Jon Niese improved to 5-2 with six-shutout innings and the Mets’ bats pounded out 14 hits in the victory. Ike Davis had his 9th home run of the year, Jeff Francoeur his 8th and David Wright added three hits and two RBI’s. The win and the Atlanta loss puts the Mets just a half-game out of first place. more ›

• 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.

A great pitching duel between both starters turned into a nail biter at the end as the Mets prevailed 4-0. The Amazin’s got on the board in the first when David Wright doubled with two outs and scored on Ike Davis’ single. That 1-0 lead held up thanks to some amazing pitching from Hisanori Takahashi. Takahashi kept the Yankees off balance all night as he went six innings and only allowed four hits. more ›

Yankees 8 Philadelphia 3: This had all the makings of a classic matchup. You had the two teams from last year’s World Series locking horns again with their aces on the mound. But, the pitcher’s duel never materialized. The Yankees got to Halladay early with five runs in the first three innings. CC Sabathia struggled through seven innings, but managed to record 21 outs. Every Yankee except Ramiro Pena and Derek Jeter got a hit while the Phillies only recorded five hits, but still scored three runs. more ›

The Mets are a team of sublime contradictions: they currently have the best home record in the league (22-9), but they also have the largest decline in home field attendance. And worst of all, it turns out the people who are coming to the games are all greedy hooligans hell bent on stealing foul balls from children! more ›

Jay-Z is in, Frank Sinatra is out. At least that's how it was at the 142nd running of the Belmont Stakes. Hova's "Empire State of Mind" replaced Sinatra's version of "New York, New York", which had been the pre-stakes song since 1997. With the threat of thunderstorms, Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver and Preakness winner Lookin At Lucky both sitting out, only 45,243 race fans were on hand to witness Drosselmeyer win the 1.5 mile "Test of the Champion." more ›

Yankees 3 Baltimore 1: Javier Vazquez pitched very well, working out of a jam in the seventh while striking out seven and allowing only one run. But, it seemed like all of that would go to naught because the Yankees couldn’t seem to take advantage of the opportunities they had. Curtis Granderson had a solo home run to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead, but that was it until the seventh. And then the Yankees got lucky. more ›

David Wright led the way in the Mets’ 5-3 victory that evened the Subway Series Saturday Night. Wright had two huge two-out RBI’s and a big defensive play in the seventh to spark the Mets. Mike Pelfrey made it stand up with six strong innings of pitching. K-Rod had to come into the game in the eighth, but he got the job done and pitched 1-2/3 shutout innings for his 7th save. more ›

The Yankees got both their runs in the seventh, assisted by a huge error by Alex Cora. With Nick Swisher on first, Cora couldn’t see the ball cleanly as he tried to field a grounder to second. However, that’s no excuse for his throw, which sailed into center and gave the Yankees runners on 2nd and 3rd with one out. Kevin Russo followed with a double that scored both runs. However, the Yankees’ joy was short lived as Javier Vazquez injured his finger on a bunt attempt and had to leave the game. more ›

The Yankees and Mets both failed to sweep their opponents: The Red Sox beat the Yankees, 9-3, as AJ Burnett got shellacked while the Giants defeated the Mets, 6-5, with Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum winning his fourth and Oliver Perez faltering. more ›

Mets 9 Philadelphia 1: Are they for real? It’s a little too early to tell, but this was a fantastic start to the series. Jon Niese was dominant striking out seven while allowing only four hits and the offense backed him up. David Wright and Jeff Francoeur homered while Rod Barajas hit two of them to propel the Mets to a big win. more ›

The Mets started their season right this afternoon with a commanding 7-1 victory over the Florida Marlins at Citi Field. Although he had an unimpressive spring, coming off of arthroscopic surgery, ace Johan Santana pitched six solid innings, allowing just one run and four hits. Fernando Nieve pitched two scoreless innings of relief, and K-Rod finished it with a 1-2-3 9th (with no save situation). more ›

• Yankees 8, Royals 2: The one thing missing from this Yankees season was a Ramiro Pena home run. The reserve shortstop hit his first career homer -- and got the traditional silent treatment from his teammates -- as the Yankees ran away from the Royals. The Yankees have 101 wins, their most since they had 103 in 2002. Robinson Cano, one of the few regulars to play, hit a grand slam, his 25th homer of the season. Chad Gaudin pitched well again for a lineup that included Pena, Shelley Duncan, Juan Miranda, Eric Hinske and Francisco Cervelli.

• New York 10 Philadelphia 9: New York jumped out to a 4-0 lead and turned to Mike Pelfrey to make it standup. Pelfrey couldn’t handle that, surrendering eight runs in six innings of work and he left with the Phillies up 8-4. But, the Philadelphia bullpen is a mess and the Mets rallied with three in the eighth and two in the ninth, thanks to a David Wright home run to take the lead. K-Rod shut the door and the Mets and their fans had a reason to celebrate.

Less than three weeks after David Wright took a 93mph beaning to the helmet, he returned to the Mets' lineup last night looking just a clunkier and a lot more adorable (if that's even possible). No, the third baseman didn't get the Beetlejuice treatment during his first-ever trip to the DL, he simply went ahead with his promise that he would wear the slightly awkward-looking Rawlings S100, a new model designed to protect against pitches up to 100mph. more ›

The eerily loud thud that rang throughout Citi Field when David Wright was hit in the helmet by a fastball yesterday afternoon must have sounded like the nail being hammered into the coffin of what has been a season of misfortunes for the Mets. Wright was able to walk off the field on his own accord, but this morning was suffering from post-concussion symptoms despite being released from the hospital this afternoon. more ›