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 ›

At the break the Yankees have the best record in baseball and a two-game lead on the Tampa Bay Rays. CC Sabathia cruised to his 12th win with seven innings of six-hit, no-run ball. And Johan Santana delivered for the Mets, giving the Amazin's a much-needed win. more ›

The Yankees beat the Athletics, 6-1, thanks to good pitching from CC Sabathia and two home runs (including a grand slam) from A-Rod. Johan Santana dominated the mound and even hit a home run in the Mets' 3-0 victory over the Reds. more ›

More details have emerged about Mets pitching ace Johan Santana's alleged sexual battery incident. According to the Smoking Gun, Santana admitted to police in Florida that he had engaged in consensual sexual intercourse with the unnamed woman near a golf course last year. more ›

Mets ace Johan Santana was accused in a police report last year of sexual battery, according to documents unearthed by TMZ today. The two time Cy Young award winner wasn't prosecuted, since detectives did not believe there was enough evidence to pursue the case. more ›

The Yankees took this series and made sure that neither team would win the overall Subway Series with a 4-0 victory on Sunday. CC Sabathia was dominant, allowing only six baserunners over eight-shutout innings. more ›

In a matchup of two of the best lefthanders in baseball Johan Santana was in top form, CC Sabathia wasn’t and that was the difference in the Mets 6-4 victory. 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 ›

Florida 2 Mets 1: Johan Santana pitched well, allowing only one run over seven innings, but the Mets’ offense couldn’t muster much against Josh Johnson. New York only managed four hits and one run as they struck out eight times in the game. A 1-1 game went to the ninth where Fernando Nieve gave it away. 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 ›

• Marlins 2, Mets 1: Remember when the Marlins helped spoil the Mets' seasons in 2007 and 2008? Now the Mets can do the same to their National League East rival, but not if they hit as they did Tuesday. They got seven hits -- six singles -- against Sean West and the Marlins bullpen. Nelson Figueroa did well in filling in for Johan Santana -- out for the year with bone chips in his elbow -- but it wasn't enough. Gary Sheffield also left this game with lower back cramps. Oh, and J.J. Putz is done for the year also. What else can go wrong?
• Rangers 10, Yankees 9: With the Yankees cruising atop the American League East, the team can worry about how many days Joba Chamberlain gets between starts. Well, maybe they should consider fewer. Working on 10 days' rest, Chamberlain allowed seven runs on nine hits and took the loss. He also blew a 4-0 first-inning lead. The Yankees did almost come back from a 10-5 deficit in the ninth, but it was not to be. He'll start on normal rest against Chicago on Sunday.
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As if Mets fans needed more bad news: Ace pitcher Johan Santana will needs "minor arthroscopic surgery to clean up bone chips in his left elbow and will miss the remainder of the season," according to MLB.com. Apparently Santana has had some discomfort since spring training—"Though the Mets at one point scheduled an MRI on the elbow, they never proceeded with that test." The Mets expect him to be back in spring training next year; GM Omar Minaya said, "We would all love to see Johan Santana here in September. But I think it's a decision that's a wise decision. We want to see Johan Santana here for the long haul." In a blog post earlier today, before the Mets announced Santana was sitting out for the rest of the season, the Post's Joel Sherman questioned, "The Mets can't play dumb here. Jerry Manuel said that he knew Santana had not been throwing bullpen sessions between starts since sometime before the All-Star break... So, again, how do the Mets let Santana keep pitching in these meaningless games? Where is the logic? Where are the adults?" more ›

Phillies 6, Mets 2: Well, at least watching the Mets lose to Philadelphia during the final six weeks of the season is a less painful this year with the team barely having any healthy legs to stand up on, let alone collapse onto. Ryan Howard smacked a three-run home run to left in the top of the first off of Bobby Parnell and the Phillies would never look back in this afternoon's finale of the four-game series at Citi Field. Today's loss puts the Mets 16 1/2 games behind the World Series champs and somehow the news just keeps getting worse. Johan Santana has been scratched from tomorrow's start in Florida with a sore elbow and might be shut down for the season. Billy Wagner made his second appearance today since returning from Tommy John surgery, pitching a scoreless 8th for the Mets. Word is that complications have arisen with the Red Sox' attempt to bring him to Boston off waivers—Wagner wants the Red Sox to agree that they will not pick up his option for next year nor offer him arbitration, leaving him the possibility to sign somewhere where he could end his career as a closer. more ›

Livan Hernandez, who stopped masquerading as a Major League pitcher about seven weeks ago lost his roster spot to Billy Wagner. Then the Mets went out and lost, 3-2, to the Braves. Remember when Mets fans hung effigies of Chipper Jones from the stands at Shea Stadium, and everyone hated the rivals from Atlanta? Not so much anymore. Johan Santana struck out only two in seven innings, allowed nine hits and three runs and took the loss. Wagner got in the game and pitched a scoreless inning with two strikeouts. If he clears waivers, the Mets will likely trade him. Even if he doesn't, the Mets may be able to work something out. more ›

• Giants 5 Mets 4 (10 Innings): The loss hurts, but the more important question is how is David Wright? Wright was hit in the head by a pitch from Matt Cain in the third inning and had to leave the game. He walked on his own power into an ambulance for further testing. That incident overshadowed the rest of the game. Johan Santana tried for revenge, throwing behind Pablo Sandoval in the seventh before yielding a home run. He then drilled Bengie Molina before Jerry Manuel took him out of the game. The Mets scored three in the eighth to tie the game, but Molina got his revenge in the 10th with a solo shot to provide the winning run.

• Yankees 5 Red Sox 2 When things are going right, they really go right. Joe Girardi bypassed Phil Hughes in the eighth, despite holding a 1-0 lead and the Red Sox scored two runs to take a 2-1 lead. No matter, the Yankees jumped back on top thanks to back-to-back homers from Damon and Teixeira, the sixth time they have done that this season, and added two more runs to take a three-run lead into the ninth. Girardi didn’t fool around from there, bringing Mariano Rivera in for the ninth. Rivera didn’t look good, but he got the save and the Yankees swept the Red Sox to take a 6-1/2 game lead in the AL East.

• Yankees 5 Toronto 3: The Yankees got to Roy Halladay thanks to some shaky defense by the Blue Jays. New York scored twice in the first, the second run coming when Halladay dropped the third out at first base. They padded their lead in the eighth with back-to-back solo shots from Johnny Damon and Mark Teixeira, but Phil Hughes and Mariano gave those runs right back to make it 4-3 heading into the ninth. Hideki Matsui started the top of the ninth with a solo shot and Rivera worked around a couple of base runners in the bottom of the inning to earn his 31st save.

• Mets 7 Colorado 0: The Mets blew things open with a five-run second and Johan Santana took it from there. Santana had eight K’s and only allowed four hits as he pitched seven shutout innings before turning it over to the bullpen. David Wright and Angel Berroa both had two RBI’s to lead New York’s offense.
• Colorado 4 Mets 2: They couldn’t complete the sweep, but the Mets showed some heart against Colorado. Jon Niese pitched well enough and Fernando Tatis combined a great catch with a home run, but they still fell a bit short. It snapped their winning streak at five, but they may have found their offensive stride during that streak.
• Chicago 3 Yankees 2: Nick Swisher saved the Yankees with a two-out home run in the top of the ninth to tie the game, but it was only a temporary reprieve. Phil Hughes got into trouble in the bottom of the ninth and Phil Coke couldn’t handle a bullet off the bat of Dewayne Wise that proved to be the game winner. The loss and the Boston win leaves the Yankees 2-1/2 games in front of the AL East.

Yankees 2, Detroit 1: CC Sabathia was able to pitch out of any jams he had gotten himself into yesterday afternoon, using double plays and a one-out infield fly in order to keep the Tigers scoreless for the seven innings he threw. Tiger ace Justin Verlander appeared to be outpitching Sabathia until the Yankees came up in the seventh. There A-Rod landed a short home run into the right field seats and Robinson Cano scored what ended up being the winning run on a Melky Cabrera infield single. The Yankees go for the sweep this afternoon in The Bronx. more ›

• Yankees 10 Blue Jays 8: Alfredo Aceves doesn’t have the best stuff, but he knows how to pitch and that is why he is becoming a very important part of the Yankees’ pitching staff. A day after a 12 inning game, New York needed a good outing from Joba Chamberlain that they didn't get. Joba was rocked giving up eight runs in three-plus innings. But, the Yankees’ bullpen held the game at 8-4 Toronto and the bats brought them back. Hideki Matsui hit a three-run homer to make it 8-7 and Derek Jeter put them up for good with a two-run blast. Aceves pitched four innings, allowing only one baserunner while striking out five and he earned his first save. Philadelphia 2 Mets 0: It was a lost weekend in Philly for the Mets. New York turned to its ace, Johan Santana to try and salvage a win in the series. Santana pitched very well, allowing only three hits, but two of them were solo homers. The problem was that once again the Mets’ offense was overmatched and they could only manage four hits against Joe Blanton. Now they have a day off before hosting the NL-best Dodgers starting on Tuesday.

• Yankees 11, Braves 7: Derek Lowe didn't pitch quite as well for the Braves as he did for the Red Sox in Game 7 of the 2004 American League Championship Series. The Yankees got to him for eight runs in three innings. Andy Pettitte wasn't much better, allowing six runs in 3 2/3. But the bullpen work of Alfredo Aceves and Phil Coke helped the Yankees stop the bleeding and take the rubber game of this three-game series. Johnny Damon had four RBIs, as did Alex Rodriguez, who hit a homer as well.

• Tampa Bay 3 Mets 1: Johan Santana was good, James Shields was better. Shields shut the Mets down, allowing only one run over seven innings and the Rays came from behind to beat New York in a tidy game. Neither offense was good, but Tampa was more efficient, taking advantage of two solo homers and back-to-back doubles to get the win. Both teams had to suffer through a lengthy rain delay, but the game itself took only 2:24.

Yankees 15 Mets 0: Johan Santana had the worst start of his career, giving up nine earned runs and the Yankees pounded their way to a Subway Series win. While the game ended in a blowout, it was the bottom of the second and the top of the third that proved critical. In their half of the second, the Yankees scored four times, all with two outs to jump out to an early lead. The Mets loaded the bases with no outs in the third, but failed to score when Alex Cora was called out on a bad call, Fernando Martinez struck out and Carlos Beltran hit a liner to short. more ›

• Mets 6, Phillies 5: Who says Citi Field suppresses home runs? Ryan Church, Carlos Beltran and David Wright all went yard as the Mets overcame a shaky start by Johan Santana, who allowed four Philadelphia home runs. Santana, who squandered a 3-0 lead, helped himself with a game-tying double in the sixth, and Alex Cora drove in the go-ahead run. Francisco Rodriguez worked around a Jimmy Rollins single in the ninth to get his 16th save in 16 chances. He then pointed to the sky three times -- once for each out he got? The Mets trail the Phillies by two games in the National League East.

Start with the offense. The loss of Carlos Delgado was huge and it exposed a mediocre squad. Beltran and Wright are having great years, Gary Sheffield has been a nice addition, but everyone else disappointed this year. Jose Reyes was having a bad year before he got hurt. Daniel Murphy looks like a player who played only one game in AAA before coming to the majors. Luis Castillo is Luis Castillo. There are too many dead spots in the lineup. And don’t blame the ballpark, the Mets actually hit better at Citi Field than on the road. more ›

• Yankees 12, Rangers 3: If only A.J. Burnett could face the Rangers every start. He made one-mistake -- a three-run homer to Nelson Cruz -- in seven innings for his second win against Texas in less than a week. Fortunately for Burnett, the Yankees hit two three-run homers (Hideki Matsui and Jorge Posada) to light up the scoreboard in their return home. This game was not without its fireworks. Mark Teixeira got hit twice by Vicente Padilla, and Burnett got warned for throwing up and in on Texas' Elvis Andrus.

• 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 5 Boston 3: Put it in the books, the Mets got back to winning after losing four straight in California. Johan Santana stifled the Red Sox, Bobby Parnell held the lead and Francisco Rodriguez got the save. Five different Mets had RBI's while Gary Sheffield blasted his 3rd homer of the season.
  
  The Mets injury woes also continued, with Carlos Beltran relegated to DH with a sore knee, JJ Putz unavailable with a stiff neck, and Ryan Church who left the game with tightness in his hammy. And of course Jose Reyes sitting out with his injuries.
• Philadelphia 7 Yankees 3: That 10th game just wasn't meant to be. AJ Burnett was lit up for five earned runs and the Yankees' winning streak came to an abrupt halt. Burnett gave up four home runs, including one to Jimmy Rollins on the first pitch of the game.
  
  Chien-Ming Wang, fresh from the DL, relieved Burnett but didn't do much better, allowing 2 runs in 3 innings. BUT, his ERA actually went down to 25.00 from 34.50. Progress!