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• 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.

• Red Sox 16, Yankees 11: Just a reminder that no lead is safe at Fenway Park. The Yankees led by 6-0 and 10-9 and still lost this one. A.J. Burnett could not hold the early cushion, allowing eight runs in five innings. Ex-Yankees farmhand Mike Lowell also had a big three-run homer. This game went back and forth long after Burnett left. Not even Robinson Cano's two homers were not enough. Boston won for the second straight night, and the Yankees try to avoid the sweep on Sunday night on ESPN. Andy Pettitte will be charged with that task. He'll face Justin Masterson.
• Mets 8, Nationals 2: This game was anticlimactic. A dropped fly ball in the first inning all but sealed Washington's fate. Mike Pelfrey got a solid start under his belt after skipping his turn due to forearm tendinitis, and Carlos Beltran, who went 3-for-5, continued his hot hitting and is now batting .415 on the season. Does beating the lowly 3-13 Nationals count? It certainly did for the Marlins, who lead the National League East with an 11-6 record and are 6-0 against Washington. Oliver Perez takes on top prospect Jordan Zimmerman in Sunday's series finale.

The only run of the game scored thanks to a pair of doubles with two outs in the fifth. Odalis Perez got the first one, a line drive to left that Fernando Tatis dove for, but couldn’t catch. Tatis was hurt on the play and had to leave the game. He has a separated shoulder and will probably miss the rest of the year. After a walk, Cristian Guzman doubled in the only run of the game.

The news wasn't all good, however. John Maine went back on the disabled list with a bone spur in his shoulder, and Luis Castillo came back. His return consisted of an 0-for-3 performance with a walk. Who's going to replace Maine's ability to go five or so capable innings? That could determine the Mets' chances of winning the division.

• Yankees 5 Toronto 1: If they had lost the Yankees would have been in a tie for third place, but they won and for a second, everything seems right in their world again. It is probably a fleeting moment, because the deficit is just too big, but for now the Yankees have life again. Andy Pettitte was good, shutting down the Blue Jays over seven innings and Derek Jeter crept closer to Babe Ruth in the hits department. Baltimore and Boston lost which helps, but there is still a lot of ground to recover and very little time to do so.
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• Angels 4 Yankees 3: The Yankees started well and finished terribly again. Damon and Jeter reached base in the first and scored to give New York a 2-0 lead, but it didn’t hold up. Andy Pettitte gutted out seven innings, allowing only three runs and the Yankees tied up the game at 3. It headed to the ninth and Joe Girardi chose to go with Marte, but switched to Mo with runners on 1st and 2nd and one out. Rivera got Chone Figgins to hit a grounder to the right side that both Wilson Betemit and Robinson Cano seemed to give up on. Bobby Abreu came in a fielded the ball, but his throw home was too late and the Yankees were swept.
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Andy Petitte led the Yankees to victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Mets' Mike Pelfrey shut down the Giants (the Amazin's are a game-and-a-half behind first place!).

If Derek Jeter hadn't made an error that led to two unearned runs being scored in the top of the first, the Yankees still would have lost. That's because the bats, which looked so lively against the Rangers on Wednesday, did nothing against Boston's Jon Lester on Thursday. Jeter's error, the latest downplayed miscue from an aging "shortstop," didn't cost the team the game. Even if he hadn't thrown a ball that should have completed a double play into first-basethe camera well, Andy Pettitte still wouldn't have had his best stuff. This is the first time the teams played after Memorial Day without one of them being in first place since September 2007. The Yanks will need to win two of the next three to avoid falling further behind Boston -- and first-place Tampa Bay.

• Yankees 4 Cincinnati 1: The Yankees did just enough to avoid a sweep at the hands of the Reds. Andy Pettitte went six-strong, not allowing a run and striking out four. He probably would have pitched longer, but the game was delayed 50 minutes due to rain. Jason Giambi provided the big hit, a two-run double in the sixth that gave New York a comfortable lead. Mariano Rivera, who had to come into the game in the eighth because Kyle Farnsworth hurt his hand, recorded his 21st save of the season. Ken Griffey Jr., no fan of the Yankees hit his 601st home run and received an ovation from the crowd.
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• Mets 5 Arizona 3 (13 innings): They simply couldn’t afford to blow this one. Up 3-0, thanks to a brilliant start from Mike Pelfrey, the Mets lost their lead when Billy Wagner served up a three-run dinger in the ninth to Mark Reynolds. Reynolds’ home run came on a full count, with two outs and right after he appeared to get hit by a ball in the foot. But, he was not awarded first and instead he hit a home run that could have absolutely destroyed the Mets if they had lost the game.
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