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Last Night's Action: What Momentum?

Last Night's Action: What Momentum?

  • Mets 6, Yankees 2: The next time someone says, "[insert team] will have a tough time recovering from such a devastating loss," point him to this game. The Mets had no trouble shrugging off Friday night's disaster -- a game that turned from victory to defeat when Luis Castillo dropped a popup with two outs in the ninth -- and cruised past the Yankees. Fernando Nieve, making his first start in almost three years, allowed only two runs in 6 2/3 innings while filling in for John Maine. Omir Santos had a homer and a double off Andy Pettitte, who lasted only five innings. Gary Sheffield also went deep for the Mets, who will send Johan Santana to the mound in Sunday's rubber game.

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By Tom Boorstein in on June 14, 2009 12:01 AM

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Last Night's Action: Into First

Last Night's Action: Into First

  • Yankees 3 Cleveland 1: The bugs were back in Cleveland, but this time it didn't bother the Yankees. Andy Pettitte didn't have much control, he walked five, but he only allowed one run over five innings. Pettitte's back locked up on him and he left the game, but Aceves and Mo pitched the last four innings to preserve the win. The victory puts the Yankees into first place for the first time this season and for the first time since the end of the 2006 season. Yesterday also marked the return of Jorge Posada, who went 2-3 in the game.
  • Mets 2 Florida 1 (11 innings): It took awhile, but the Mets finally prevailed. Omir Santos proved the hero once again, bringing home Gary Sheffield from third with the winning run in the 11th. It was his second RBI for the game, as he hit his third homer of the season earlier in the game. Pedro Feliciano got the final out in the eleventh to earn the victory. After the game, the Mets announced that they traded catcher Ramon Castro to the White Sox for right-hand pitcher Lance Broadway, who will be assigned to triple-A. Castro's trade solves the Mets' catcher glut — Brian Schneider is being activated for Saturday.

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By Peter Trinkle in on May 30, 2009 1:18 AM

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Last Night's Action: Memor-Rally Day Weekend

Last Night's Action: Memor-Rally Day Weekend

  • 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.

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By Billy Parker in on May 24, 2009 1:41 AM

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Last Night's Action: Rare Power At Citi

Last Night's Action: Rare Power At Citi

  • Mets 7, Marlins 1: Should Brian Schneider, on the disabled list, be worried about his catching job? Omir Santos hit a grand slam as part of a six-run first as the Mets cruised in this opener of a three-game series. Seven of the game's eight runs came in the first frame, which also saw Hanley Ramirez leave the game after being a hit in the wrist by a John Maine pitch. Maine allowed only one hit -- the Mets as a team allowed only two -- in six innings of one-run ball. He walked three and struck out four in an outing that qualified as a quantum leap over his previous efforts. Livan Hernandez pitches Tuesday night.
  • Tigers 4, Yankees 2: CC Sabathia wasn't good enough again, and the Yankees found themselves shut down by Justin Verlander. They couldn't scratch across a run until they got two in the ninth against Fernando Rodney. Verlander was masterful, striking out nine and walking none in seven-plus innings. Sabathia turned in his second-best start -- it is a complete game -- but a three-run sixth really haunted him. Phil Hughes returns to the big leagues on Tuesday to face Edwin Jackson.

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By Tom Boorstein in on April 28, 2009 12:01 AM

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