The Mets stunned the defending champion San Francisco Giants with a three-run ninth to take the opener of their series 5-2. Anthony Pagan's two-run homer had given New York a 2-1 lead in the 5th, but the Giants tied things up in the 6th off of R.A. Dickey and that's where things remained until the 9th. Scott Hairston led off with a home run off of Brian Wilson to give New York the lead. An error allowed Pagan to reach second base and Carlos Beltran singled him home for a two-run lead. Beltran advanced to second on a single and scored when Nick Evans hit a two-out single to center. That gave New York a three-run lead and K-Rod pitched a perfect 9th for his 23rd save of the season. more ›

Old Timer's Day at Yankee Stadium is always a special occasion, but Sunday's affair seemed bigger than usual, in part because Joe Torre and Bernie Williams came back for their first Old Timer's Day. Yogi closed the introductions as usual and plenty of former stars highlighted the festivities. On the field, the Yankees overcame a 3-0 deficit to beat Colorado 6-4. Jorge Posada and Nick Swisher went deep and Mariano Rivera, who begged Michael Kay to introduce him as an old timer, showed he still has time on his side by striking out the side to earn his 20th save. more ›

Yankees 3 Texas 2 (12 innings): Brian Gordon made his Yankee debut, scattering seven hits, while allowing only two runs and the Yankees swept the Rangers in extra innings. The Yankees took a 1-0 lead on a single from Russell Martin. Texas countered with two runs in the fifth, but the Yankees tied things up on a Jorge Posada double in the sixth. That's where things stayed until the twelfth inning. Curtis Granderson started things with a single. After Mark Teixeira flied out, Robinson Cano was hit, or at least appeared to be hit, by a pitch. Texas argued that the ball actually hit Cano's bat, but the umpires gave Cano the base putting runners on 1st and 2nd with one out. Brett Gardner then hit a bullet through the infield to right and Granderson raced home ahead of the throw to give the Yankees the victory. more ›

Atlanta 6 Mets 3: Thursday the Mets staged a huge comeback, Friday they were the victims of one. New York led 3-1 after seven innings before running into trouble in the 8th. Jon Niese surrendered a solo shot to Chipper Jones, but retired the next two hitters before being lifted from the game. Jason Isringhausen walked the first batter he faced, advanced him to second on a wild pitch and saw him score when Jose Reyes made a throwing error. That tied the game and after the Mets went down in the 8th, K-Rod came in for the 9th and blew up, surrendering three runs as Atlanta took the first game of the series. more ›

Mets 9 Pittsburgh 8: For the first few innings it looked as if Terry Collins' tirade had fallen on deaf ears. Mike Pelfrey was awful, allowing seven runs and the bats had only managed one hit. The Citi Field crowd had already started to voice their displeasure, but the Mets changed everything with a great rally. more ›

After months of financial woe caused by the $1 billion Madoff "false profits" lawsuit, the Mets have confirmed that they are in exclusive negotiations to sell a minority share of the team to hedge fund manager David Einhorn. They've decided to sell less than 49 percent of the team for $200 million; a definitive agreement is expected by late June. “We are very excited about David joining our ownership group for several reasons. David’s investment immediately improves the franchise’s financial position," said COO Fred Wilpon in a statement. more ›

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 1 Washington 0: Dillon Gee spun a masterpiece, going 7-2/3 innings while allowing only two hits and striking out three. Justin Turner singled in the only run of the game with two outs in the fourth. K-Rod worked around a double in the ninth to earn his 14th save. 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 ›

Mets 5 San Francisco 2: Mike Pelfrey was good over 7-2/3 innings, allowing only one earned run while striking out 5 to earn his second win of the season. Carlos Beltran hit his 5th homer of the year while Jose Reyes had a 2-run triple. K-Rod came on in the 8th and saved the game, despite loading the bases with one-out in the 9th. The Mets will now face the only team in worse financial straits than they are, the LA Dodgers. 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 ›

Mets 6 Washington 4: Josh Thole’s two-run double in the sixth broke up a 3-3 tie and the Mets bullpen made it stand up. Ryota Igarashi earned his first win of the year by striking out Jason Werth in the bottom of the fifth. K-Rod allowed a hit in the ninth, but earned his fifth save of the year. more ›

There are some great sports stories all over the news today: LeBron James made his un-triumphant return to Cleveland last night, the Jets and Patriots are getting set for a pivotal Monday Night Football game, and Yankees GM Brian Cashman and his frosted tips are rapelling down buildings like a rich man's Spiderman. So what better time to ignore all that, and talk about K-Rod and the Mets! more ›

Since he apologized to his team, textually apologized to his girlfriend 56 times, and generally ate quite a lot of crow, Mets closer Fransisco Rodriguez was probably hoping he was out of the fire by now. But unfortunately for K-Rod, his girlfriend's father has decided to sue him over the assault at Citi Field. Carlos Pena, the father, said he has been in and out of doctor's offices to treat injuries to his "head, brain, face, neck and back." He is seeking an unspecified amount in damages for the "extreme and outrageous" beating. If convicted, K-Rod could face two years in jail, or the equivalency of two and a half Mets seasons in hell. more ›

Since the Mets' season is effectively over, pitcher Francisco Rodriguez headed to court today to surrender on charges of violating an order of protection for his girlfriend. See, a judge orders you not to contact your girlfriend after (allegedly) punching her dad, contact includes text messages like "Your parents are manipulating you like a marionette." more ›

Even though Mets reliever Francisco Rodriguez was ordered not to contact girlfriend Daian Pena after he allegedly punched her dad during a game at Citifield, K-Rod still texted her 56 times. But he got saved by a Queens judge, who decided not to send him to jail for violating the order of protection but added, "If there any future text messages or communications, I will remand you." more ›

Another sign that Francisco Rodriguez isn't the brightest bulb in the Mets chandelier: His season is likely to end, as he needs surgery to repair a ligament in his right hand thumb...which was injured when he (allegedly) beat up his girlfriend's father last Wednesday at Citi Field. A Mets official said, "You can make the assumption that the injury resulted from the incident last week." more ›

Yesterday, Francisco Rodriguez faced the media and offered a brief apology to the Mets organization, his colleagues, and fans over his arrest for beating up his girlfriend's father after the Mets' Wednesday night loss, "First of all, I'm extremely sorry. I want to apologize to [owners] Fred Wilpon, Jeff Wilpon and Mr. [Saul] Katz for the incident that happened Wednesday night. I want to apologize also to the Mets fans, to my teammates. I want to apologize, of course, to the front office for the embarrassing moment that I caused. I'm looking forward to being a better person." more ›

Meet the Mess! Francisco Rodriguez, the Amazin's' closer, was suspended for two games and arraigned on third-degree assault charges for allegedly attacking his girlfriend's father at Citi Field last night. Plus orders of protection were issued for girlfriend Daina (or Diane?) Pena and her father Carlos. The judge allowed Rodriguez to go back to his Long Island home—but only to retrieve his belongings with the police present. more ›

As if the Mets needed more problems: The team's closer, Francisco Rodriguez, aka "K-Rod," was arrested after last night's loss to the Colorado Rockies at CitiField. He allegedly assaulted his father-in-law in the tunnel outside the clubhouse right after the game. K-Rod, 28, was charged with third-degree assault and is reportedly still in a holding facility at CitiField! more ›

The NBA ruled that Isiah Thomas can't be a college basketball coach and advise the Knicks at the same time; the Mets lost to the Rockies, 6-2; the Yankees came from behind when the Rangers were leading 6-1 and managed to pull off a 7-6 win; and the Red Bulls beat Toronto, 1-0. more ›

Mike Pelfrey dialed things back to June and the Mets managed to scratch out a run against one of the NL’s best, the Colorado Rockies. Jose Reyes helped out with a sacrifice fly. THe Yankees fell to the Rangers in 10 innings, 4-3, and it was Mo who let them down. more ›

The Yankees beats the Indians, 11-4, in a game that started to look like a pitcher's duel but then the Bombers blew open with seven runs in the seventh inning. R.A. Dickey pitched 8-1/3 innings to lead the Mets to a 4-0 win over the Cardinals. 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 ›

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 win big over the Blue Jays, thanks to 11 runs in the third inning. The Mets fell to the Nationals, when K-Rod wasn't able to seal a victory. more ›

Mets 5 Washington 3: Jon Niese kept up his stellar pitching with seven innings of one-run ball. Niese struck out eight batters and added a RBI single. Alex Cora had the big hit, driving in three runs with a triple in the fourth. Ike Davis had a RBI and David Wright added three hits. 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 ›