Mets 8 Phillies 0: Break up the Mets! They have a three-game winning streak and best of all it comes thanks to victories against the Yankees and Phillies. Tuesday night it was RA Dickey leading the way with his first National League win. Dickey used his knuckler to keep the Phillies guessing all night and struck out seven over six innings. Jason Bay and Jeff Francoeur had two RBI’s each while Jose Reyes had three hits, including the 1,000th of his career. 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 ›

• Mets 3 Washington 2: If you are looking for positives in a season short on them, look no further than this game. Tim Redding pitched seven-strong innings, lowering his ERA to 2.72 since he rejoined the rotation in August and earning his third win of the season. Jeff Francoeur had two hits and scored two runs while driving in a run as he continued his solid hitting since joining New York.
• Yankees 10 Seattle 1 The Yankees were in control throughout with C.C. Sabathia getting his 18th win. Mark Teixeira went deep twice, triple and knocked in five. With the win, the Yankees lower their magic number to nine.

Seattle 3 Yankees 2: This loss hurts, but seeing A.J. Burnett pitch like he did matters more at this point. Burnett pitched seven innings, allowing one run while striking out six. He helped himself immensely by picking Ichiro off of first two separate times. But, Ichiro got his revenge and got it against Mariano Rivera. With two outs in the ninth and the Yankees leading 2-1 Rivera gave up a double and then a home run to Ichiro to turn a Yankee win into a loss. The magic number remains at 10.

• Marlins 13, Mets 4: So much for the hope Bobby Parnell's last start inspired. He gave up six runs in five innings, walking five and striking out six. The Mets were three runs down before they hit in the bottom of the first. Angel Pagan and Jeff Francoeur had three hits apiece; the rest of the team had six total. But they couldn't get enough runs across. Next up: a four-game series in Philadelphia.
• Shock 94, Liberty 87 (OT): Just a heartbreaking loss for the Liberty. Essence Carson had 28 points in defeat. The Liberty are already out of playoff contention, so feel free to do what you want in October.
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• Yankees 20, Red Sox 11: Entering Fenway Park with a 6 1/2-game lead, the Yankees' main goal should have been to avoid a sweep. They did just that by pouring it on against Brad Penny and a host of Red Sox pitchers. Every spot in the order had a hit, an RBI and a run scored, though Johnny Damon left the game after fouling a ball off his knee and striking out. The Yankees will have A.J. Burnett and CC Sabathia the next two days as they try to put even more space between them and their rivals. Believe it or not, this was the Yankees' first win at Fenway this season.

• Mets 4, Rockies 0: Mike Pelfrey showed a knack for working out of trouble. The Mets' bats scored single runs in four separate innings. Jeff Francoeur continued to contribute, going 1-for-3 with an RBI. He even got hit by a pitch, so his Mets on-base percentage is now higher than his batting average. Congratulations, Jeff. Pelfrey walked three and struck out five and got out of two bases-loaded jams. Staten Island's Jason Marquis took the loss.

The Yankees' winning streak was snapped at eight, with a loss to the Oakland Athletics. However, the Mets won over the Houston Astors, thanks to seven innings from rookie Jose Niese. more ›

• Yankees 8 Oakland 3: Joba Chamberlain had his second dominant start in a row and the Yankees’ offense blew the game open in the eighth. Chamberlain allowed only two hits over seven-plus innings while striking out six to earn his sixth win of the season. Johnny Damon and Derek Jeter combined for five RBI’s while Melky Cabrera had three hits and two runs scored. The win keeps the Yankees 2-1/2 games in front of Boston.
• Houston 5 Mets 4: New York needs Johan Santana to get a victory every time out and that is an impossible standard for Santana to live up to. Friday he wasn’t his best, allowing 12 hits and the Mets blew a golden chance to tie the game on a play at the plate. For some reason, Jeff Francoeur was sent home on a grounder to right in the 7th and he was thrown out by a mile ending the Mets’ rally and sending them to another loss.

• 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.

Luis Castillo tied things up in the seventh with a two-out single and Moises Alou put the Mets ahead with a home run on an 0-2 pitch in the eighth. So, the Mets turned to Billy Wagner, but the first three Atlanta batters reached base, leaving no margin for error. But, Wagner induced Jeff Francoeur to hit a ground ball which David Wright went home on for the first out. Then, Andruw Jones grounded into a double-play and the Mets had a victory and a 4-1/2 game lead in the division. more ›

• Yankees 9 Blue Jays 2: Tempers flared in Toronto as the Blue Jays decided to retaliate for a second day against Alex Rodriguez for his infamous “HA!”. Josh Towers plunked Alex and the benches emptied twice before play resumed. Things cruised along from there until Robinson Cano got hit, although it looked unintentional, in the seventh. But, that was enough for Roger Clemens who started the bottom of the seventh with a fastball away before depositing his second pitch squarely into Alex Rios’s back. Clemens and Torre were ejected since both benches had been warned, but the message was sent- don’t mess with A-Rod. more ›

Say it ain't so! The United States has been eliminated from the World Baseball Classic. Great news for George Steinbrenner, bad news for US baseball. Last night in Anaheim (or Los Angeles as the Angels would have you call it), Mexico defeated the US, 2-1. In the loss, the US team only managed three hits off 8 Mexican pitchers. If you're scoring at home, that's a single by Junior Griffey, a double by Chipper Jones and another double by Jeff Francoeur. The loss put the United states at 1-2 in 2nd round play and in a three-way tie with Mexico and Japan. But the same International Baseball Federation rules that put the US into the 2nd round, sent Japan to the semi-finals where they will play South Korea. Cuba will play the Dominican Republic in the other semi-final matchup. more ›