Phillies 8, Mets 6: Johan Santana threw eight innings of two-run ball and then turned the game over to the bullpen with a 5-2 lead. No problem, right? Not quite. Duaner Sanchez, Joe Smith and Pedro Feliciano gave up six runs -- the first five of which came before anyone got an out -- and the Mets choked away the opener of a three-game set that will decide first place, at least for the time......

Yankees 12, Royals 11: Coming up six times in a nine-inning game is tough enough. Getting a hit in each of those at-bats is almost unheard of. Johnny Damon did just that, however, tying an American League record for a nine-inning game and matching a Yankees record for most in any game. His sixth hit was the sweetest, as it was a line-drive single in the bottom of the ninth that plated Wilson Betemit for......

Marlins 8, Mets 7 (10 innings): Taking a three-run lead into the bottom of the ninth against the Marlins should be no problem right? Not when Billy Wagner is mysteriously absent -- the Mets later said he was having back spasms -- and his replacements are the not-so-capable Pedro Feliciano and the highly inflammable Jorge Sosa. They combined to cough up the lead in the bottom of the ninth, ruining a dramatic comeback posted by......

Mets gain a split: El Duque led the Mets to a 3-1 victory in the first game pitching seven innings and striking out eight. In the nightcap Pedro Feliciano couldn’t keep things close and New York dropped a 6-5 decision. Baltimore 7 Yankees 5: The Orioles jumped out to a 7-1 lead thanks to shaky relief from Brian Bruney, but the Yankees made things interesting with a four-run ninth. But, the Yankees couldn’t tie things......

Yankees 3 Blue Jays 2 (10 innings): This was a wild one. Andy Pettitte and Roy Halliday pitched brilliantly each allowing only one run before turning it over to the bullpens and that’s when things really got interesting. First up was Kyle Farnsworth, who grows more useless by the day. Farnsworth managed to put the go-ahead run into scoring position with a wild pickoff throw and the Blue Jays ended up taking a 2-1 lead......

Phillies 4, Mets 2: The two runs in the second were nice, but not scoring for nine innings after that didn't work out that well. The Mets gave back their 2-0 lead in the third inning and then exchanged baserunning mistakes and inept offense with Philadelphia until the 11th inning. Pedro Feliciano came in to pitch and did just what Manager Willie Randolph wanted from a lefty specialist: He gave up a home run to......

-Pirates 11 Mets 1: This one was just embarrassing. Sure, the Mets were forced to start John Maine because Pedro’s hip is bothering him (uh-oh), but Pittsburgh is the worst team in the National League and New York is the best. On Monday it looked like the roles had been reversed as every Pirate position player had a hit and Jason Bay drove in three runs. Things got interesting after the game as Pedro Feliciano......

-Yankees 6 Indians 1: Make no mistake; Jorge Posada made a mountain out of a molehill. Jason Johnson wasn’t trying to hit him, but when Johnson started barking at Posada to get down to first, the Yankees needed to respond. Randy Johnson took it from there, buzzing Eduardo Perez and earning an automatic ejection since both teams had been previously warned. No matter, it was great to see Randy stand up for his team and......

Met fans had to be disappointed with their team's 5-3 loss to the Phillies Thursday afternoon, but they likely got a kick of out WFAN personalities Chris Russo and Mike Francesa in their role as commenators. The hosts of Mike and the Mad Dog won't make Gothamist forget Bob Murphy, but they didn't disgrace themselves either. Russo did seven innings of play by play, and he brought his usual energy and trademark cackling laugh to......

Billy, it’s Metallica on the phone, they want their song back. Actually, you have bigger problems than a stupid song, you just threw your manager under the bus after blowing a 4-0 lead in the ninth. You were “surprised” to be used in that situation? Don’t you think for $11-million a year Willie Randolph should be able to choose when and how often he uses you? Wagner’s terrible performance erased a fantastic start by Pedro......