David Wright made a costly error and the Mets missed a big chance in the 9th as they fell to Washington 2-0. Wright's error allowed Ian Desmond to reach first with one out. Mike Pelfrey stuck the next batter out, but surrendered back-to-back singles for the only scoring in the game. The Mets got the first two runners on in the 9th, but Justin Turner popped up his bunt attempt and Jason Pridle grounded out wile moving the runners up. That brought up Jose Reyes with a chance to tie it. Reyes laced a liner to center, but Rick Ankiel made a great catch to end the game. more ›

Yankees 4 Chicago 3: A brutal collision at home proved to be a crucial element of the Yankees victory. After the Yankees took a 3-2 lead in the 6th on Curtis Granderson's sac-fly RBI, the Yankees' defense almost gave away the lead before standing tall. AJ Burnett hit a batter and then Eduardo Nunez and Robinson Cano made errors to load the bases with one out. Geovany Soto lined a pitch that Brett Gardner caught and Gardner's throw home beat Carlos Pena to the plate. Pena tried to obliterated Russell Martin, but Martin managed to hang onto the ball, showing it to both Pena and the umpire. The Yankees held on for the rest of the game with Mariano Rivera earning his 17th save. more ›

Yankees 9 Mets 3: The Mets failed to deliver a knockout blow against a struggling Ivan Nova and they paid for it with a loss. The Mets jumped out to a 3-1 lead with Harris, Paulino and Pridie all all delivering RBI's. But that was all they could manage as they left two runners on in the third and sixth and hit into two big double-plays. Mike Pelfrey cruised until the seventh when the Yankees' offense finally woke up. 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 ›

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 ›

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 ›

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 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.

It was the matchup of two of the best young righthanders in baseball in the Bronx on Saturday. For the Mets, Mike Pelfrey took his 9-1 record and 2.39 ERA to the mound to face Phil Hughes, who was also 9-1 with a 3.11 ERA. But, in the end it was the hitters who had the final say in the Yankees 5-3 win. 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 ›

Mets 3, Phillies 0: After a two-hour rain delay, the Mets were able to shutout the Phillies for the series sweep. Mike Pelfrey, who won his seventh game of the season, allowed no runs and only three hits over seven innings. The well used Mets bullpen kept the shutout intact with Pedro Feliciano getting the hold and Francisco Rodriguez notching his ninth save. more ›

The Yankees beat the Red Sox, thanks to home runs from A-Rod and Marcus Thames, giving Javier Vazquez a win, while the Mets defeated the Braves, giving Mike Pelfrey his fifth win of the season. more ›

Yankees 10 Boston 3: There was a ton of good in this game, but also some possibly significant bad. On the good side, New York pounded Josh Beckett and Phil Hughes pitched like an ace as they cruised to an easy win. On the bad side, Robinson Cano had to leave the game after getting plunked on the left knee and Nick Johnson left with an injury to his right wrist. The Yankees will have to wait and see if Cano and Johnson will be ok, but they have gotten their road trip off to a good start. more ›

Mets 4 Chicago 0: The Mets are now 2-0 in the Ike Davis era, but this win had more to do with some players who have been around a bit longer than the young phenom. Jose Reyes was a force, going 4-for-5 with a key two-run triple in the second. Fernando Tatis added a two-run blast in the eighth to give the Mets plenty of breathing room. But, the Mets didn’t need all of that offense as Mike Pelfrey continued his stellar 2010. Pelfrey extended his scoreless streak to nineteen innings and he is now 3-0 with a save on the young season. New York will go for the sweep on Wednesday. more ›

• Yankees 6 Anaheim 2: Phil Hughes showed why he won the fifth starter job with six strikeouts while only allowing two runs in five-plus innings. He also struggled with his command, walking five and requiring 108 pitches to record fifteen outs. All in all, the Yankees will take it and they certainly have to like Robinson Cano’s performance in the five spot. Cano belted two homers and drove in three runs while Derek Jeter added a homer and two hits. Mariano Rivera faced one batter to save his fourth game of the season.
• Mets 5 Colorado 0: Mike Pelfrey is quickly making people forget about his 2009 and reminding them of his 2008 season. Pelfrey improved to 2-0 with seven shutout innings and helped himself with a RBI. Luis Castillo had two hits and scored two runs while Jeff Francoeur continued his hot start with two more hits. The win snaps a four-game losing streak for the Mets.

• 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.

• Yankees 9 Baltimore 6: Nick Swisher now has four home runs this year at Camden Yards and three at Yankee Stadium. Then again, the Yankees really don’t care where he hits them, just as long as he keeps doing it. Swisher hit a two-run blast in the seventh to break up a 6-6 tie and Eric Hinske added a solo shot to put the Yankees up by 3. The bullpen pitched flawlessly in relief of A.J. Burnett. Burnett had another shaky start, surrendering six runs in just over five innings, but the offense bailed him out and the Yankees will go for the sweep tomorrow night.

• Yankees 9, Rangers 2: Could Red Sox fans actually be cheering for the Yankees? With the Yankees win and Boston's win, the Sox now lead the Rangers in the AL Wild Card by 2.5 games. The Yankees offense started to get going in the 2nd inning against Rangers starter Derek Holland, with Jorge Posada's three-run homer, his 17th of the season. Andy Pettitte, who hasn't lost since July 25th (he has 3 wins in the six-game stretch), pitched seven strong innings allowing only 2 runs. The Yankees added 5 more runs in the 7th inning to put the game well out of reach. With the win, they maintain their 6 game lead over the Red Sox in the AL East.

• Yankees 8, White Sox 5: Not since Tony Fernandez in 1995 had a Yankee hit for a cycle. But Melky Cabrera did just that in the Yankees' 8-5 win to stave off a sweep in Chicago. Cabrera got a three-run homer off White Sox starter Mark Buehrle in the second inning, doubled in the fourth, singled in the fifth and tripled over the head of Jermaine Dye in the ninth. CC Sabathia pitched into the eighth and allowed five runs, though four of those came in the third inning. Mariano Rivera got a four-out save. The Yankees are off Monday before traveling to Toronto for two games on Tuesday. The win snapped a three-game losing streak and kept them in first place by a half-game over the Red Sox.

• 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.

• Yankees 6, Orioles 4: Here are the Yankees' most recent for series: sweep of Twins, swept by Angels, sweep of Tigers, sweep of Orioles. Taking care of Baltimore is the least impressive of those -- well, maybe losing three straight to the Angels is less impressive -- but the Yankees will take it. They're now 20 games over .500 and looking better than they have in several seasons. Alex Rodriguez started the scoring with an RBI single in a four-run fourth. A.J. Burnett pitched seven innings of two-run ball.

• Mets 9, Reds 7: The Mets are in fact capable of hitting home runs. After their team went 80 innings without one, Fernando Tatis and Brian Schneider went deep in the eighth inning to help the Mets enter the All-Star break on a two-game winning streak. And yes, the home run apple still works. Mike Pelfrey pitched seven innings of three-run ball and then chewed on his fingernails as the bullpen took over. The Mets are still 6 1/2 games out of first place as they go on a mini vacation.
• Angels 5, Yankees 4: A road trip that started so well ended so poorly. CC Sabathia got rocked around, allowing five runs in 6 1/3 innings. The Yankees, who were tied with Boston on Friday, are now three games back in the American League East but have a 2 1/2-game lead in the wild-card race. They have an extra day off and return to action Friday at home against Detroit.
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• L.A. 8 Mets 0: Clayton Kershaw came into the game leading the NL in walks issued with 52. Against the free-swinging Mets, he only walked two. It was another night of zero offense for New York, extending their scoreless streak to 22 innings. Luis Castillo had a brutal game, getting thrown out at third in the third inning to squelch a rally and committing a big error in the fourth to start a rally for the Dodgers. Mike Pelfry couldn’t do much, only lasting into the fourth and the Mets lost for the ninth time in eleven games. As for Manny Ramirez, he was 2-for-4, drove in three runs and was ejected for throwing an elbow pad at an ump—Manny being Manny!
• Yankees 10 Twins 2: C.C. Sabathia was dealing and the Yankees offense warmed up as the game progressed. After letting the Twins escape several jams in the early innings, the New York bats broke through with a five-run sixth. Robinson Cano had a two-run single and Brett Gardner followed with a two-run triple. Every starter had a hit and Sabathia worked seven-strong to get the win.

• Mets 1, Brewers 0: This one was simple. Mike Pelfrey worked 7 2/3 scoreless innings, Ryan Church singled in the game's only run in the sixth, and the Mets snapped a five-game losing streak. Francisco Rodriguez got the save. For those looking to credit Tuesday's 28-minute meeting, note this: Pelfrey wasn't at the meeting. The Mets are one game under .500 but still in the thick of things in the wonderful world of the National League.
• Yankees 4, Mariners 2: Not only have the Yankees won seven straight games, but they haven't trailed since the sixth inning of last Wednesday's win against Atlanta. Alex Rodriguez hit a go-ahead homer for the second straight night. This time, the bullpen made it stand up. Andy Pettitte even pitched well at Yankee Stadium for once, allowing two runs in six innings. He struck out five and walked one in six innings.
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• Yankees 5, Nationals 3: Ah, interleauge play. Where teams get an extra cellar-dweller to play. When Anderson Hernandez got a hold of a CC Sabathia pitched and gave the Nationals a one-run lead, this looked like it could be quite embarrassing. But the Yankees rallied to tie the game and then took the lead on Robinson Cano's fourth hit of the day, a double. Sabathia's mistake to Hernadez was really his only one of the night. The Yankees really could use a sweep of the lowly Nationals, the worst team in baseball.

• Yankees 8 Texas 6: Chien-Ming Wang had his best start of the season. Then again, considering the disasters his first three starts were, that isn’t saying much. Wang allowed five runs over 4-2/3 innings, which sadly lowered his ERA, but that wasn’t the real story. What was the story was a great comeback from New York. Down 5-1, the Yankees rallied thanks to a bases-clearing double from Mark Teixeira and they won the game thanks to a two-run home run from Melky Cabrera. Rivera came in for the save and New York has now won seven of it’s last eight series.
• Pittsburgh 11 Mets 6: Usually scoring six runs is enough to win, but not when your starting pitcher can’t keep you in the game. Mike Pelfrey was awful, allowing nine runs- eight earned, and the lowly Pirates swept the Mets. To make matters much worse, Jose Reyes has a tear in his hamstring and J.J. Putz will probably need elbow surgery. Depending on the result of tonight’s Phillies game in San Diego, New York will be either three or four games back in the NL East.
• Washington 2 Red Bulls 0: Another loss as the season drags on for New York. They played a tough match and trailed only by a goal until the final minute when a penalty kick gave D.C. the final edge.

• Yankees 5, Phillies 4: Hope you didn't donate that old "Got Melky?" t-shirt you bought a couple years back because it looks like it might be a hot item once again this summer. Melky Cabrera had his third game-winning hit of the young season yesterday with an RBI single off of Phillies' closer Brad Lidge to cap off another dramatic win in the Bronx. The Yanks came into the 9th down by two runs, but that lead was quickly erased when A-Rod took a full count fastball and sent it over everyone's favorite right field fence. After the game, Rodriguez called himself "the happiest .200 hitter in baseball," since seven of the ten total hits he has since returning have left the ballpark.
• Mets 3, Red Sox 2: After the Yankees disposed of last year's World Series champs and their star closer, the Mets pulled the same trick on the 2007 champs and their premiere stopper. Met catcher Omir Santos may have needed a little help from instant replay to record his second career home run, but that didn't take away much excitement from the two-run shot that handed Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon his first blown save of the year. The home run was originally ruled a double, only to be corrected in the first replay review in Fenway history. Until the big ninth inning hit, the Boston crowd had watched a pitcher's duel between Josh Beckett and Mike Pelfrey that hadn't seen any runs put on the board since the first inning. In the bottom of the ninth, the Mets had to turn to JJ Putz to finish things off as Francisco Rodriguez became their latest casualty to sit out with an injury, suffering through back spasms.

• Yankees 3 Minnesota 2 (10 innings): The Twins must be getting tired of seeing the same thing everyday. For the third-straight time the Yankees won the game in their last at bat. This time the hero was Johnny Damon who lofted a 3-2 pitch into the rightfield stands for the win. Damon’s heroics capped a comeback by New York. Down 2-0, the heroes of Friday and Saturday got the game tied when A-Rod homered and Melky added a RBI . In the 8th, both teams turned outstanding defensive plays to keep the game tied. Mark Teixeira made a great throw at home to nail a runner and Joe Mauer made a superb lunge to the plate to nail Brett Gardner. Alfredo Aceves pitched an inning of relief to earn his second win of the year.

• Mets 7 Philadelphia 5: Things got a bit dicey, but the Mets got the sweep in an abbreviated series. Beltran, Wright and Reyes all homered and Pelfrey pitched seven solid. They are over .500 and on a four-game winning streak. The Mets are only a ½ game back of the division lead and with Pittsburgh in this weekend, they have an excellent chance to move into first.