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Mariano Rivera achieved two big career milestones in Sunday’s 4-2 Yankees’ win. He got his 500th save, becoming only the second player to reach that mark and he got his first career RBI.

Mets 6 St. Louis 4: Off the field, the Mets lost Carlos Beltran to the DL. On the field, they looked just fine, getting a huge start from Tim Redding and getting the big hits when they needed them. Redding pitched seven innings that set the team up for the win, but Brian Stokes deserves credit for coming into the eighth inning and getting the dangerous Albert Pujols to ground into a double play. Omir Santos got four hits and Alex Cora added two RBI’s. F-Rod pitched a perfect ninth for his 19th save.

• Mets 3 Florida 2: John Maine did his job, but JJ Putz almost gave the game away. Leading 3-0, thanks to RBI doubles from Pagan, Martinez and Santos, Putz got into big trouble giving up a walk and two singles before being lifted from the game. Bobby Parnell came in and gave up a run, but got the Mets out of the jam with help from a great play by David Wright. Frankie Rodriguez pitched around a walk to record his 14th save.

• Mets 1 Philadelphia 0: Round 1 goes to New York as they used a stellar start from Santana and an error to win a ballgame. Johan was dominant, continuing his amazing 2009, striking out 10 over seven innings and allowing only five baserunners. But, Chan Ho Park was just as good, matching Santana out for out. But, in the seventh the Mets broke through with an odd rally. Carlos Delgado walked to start the inning, but was left there when Wright and Murphy couldn’t move him. Fernando Tatis hit a slow grounder to third that Pedro Feliz fielded and fired wide of first. With two outs, Delgado was running on the play and he scored all the way from first for the game’s only run. Feliciano and Rodriguez came in and pitched two scoreless to nail down the win. And more good news as the Mets placed Oliver Perez on the DL today.