Yankees 3, Mets 2
Johan Santana struck out eight Yankees over six solid innings on Saturday. (Julie Jacobson/AP)
By Marty Noble / MLB.com
If not for the free passes, Johan Santana was pretty strong. But three of the four walks he allowed came around to score, and that was all the Yankees needed to top the Mets. In the twice-rain-delayed loss, Ramon Castro and David Wright hit solo homers against lefty Andy Pettitte.
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NY Yankees
(44-37)
Won 2
NY Yankees 3, NY Mets 2
Today's Boxes 6/28/08
TOR 9, ATL 5
CWS 6, CHC 5
HOU 11, BOS 10
CIN 5, CLE 0
DET 7, COL 6
PIT 4, TB 3
ARI 6, FLA 2
BAL 9, WSH 1
MIL 5, MIN 1
STL 5, KC 1
PHI 8, TEX 6
SF 1, OAK 0
SEA 4, SD 2
LAD 1, LAA 0
NY Mets
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Lost 2
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Standings thru 6/28/08  | Recap: NYY | NYM  | Gameday  | Yankees stats  | Mets stats
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Damon , LF4 0 0 0 1 2 0 .317
Jeter , SS4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .281
Abreu , RF3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .286
Rodriguez , 3B3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .327
Giambi , 1B4 0 0 1 0 3 4 .263
Farnsworth , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rivera , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Posada , C-1B2 0 0 1 1 1 1 .297
Cano , 2B4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .244
Cabrera , CF4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .249
Pettitte , P2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
a-Betemit , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267
Veras , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Molina , C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .230
Totals 32 3 5 3 5 11 12
a-Struck out for Pettitte in the 7th.
BATTING TB : Abreu; Rodriguez; Cano 2; Molina.RBI : Giambi (46), Posada (20), Cano (33).2-out RBI : Cano.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Cabrera 2; Posada; Jeter.SF : Posada.Team LOB : 8. BASERUNNING SB : Rodriguez (10, 2nd base off Sanchez/Castro). FIELDING DP : (Jeter-Giambi).Pickoffs : Pettitte (Reyes at 2nd base).
NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Reyes , SS4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .294
Easley , 2B2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .252
Wright , 3B3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .288
Beltran , CF4 0 0 0 0 4 3 .273
Delgado , 1B4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .230
Tatis , RF4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256
Phillips, A , LF2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .120
a-Castillo , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
Sanchez , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Nixon , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .171
Castro , C3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .259
Santana , P2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .147
Feliciano , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Anderson , PH-LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200
Totals 31 2 6 2 3 7 8
a-Popped out for Phillips, A in the 7th. b-Singled for Feliciano in the 7th. c-Struck out for Sanchez in the 9th.
BATTING HR : Castro (2, 2nd inning off Pettitte, 0 on, 2 out), Wright (15, 6th inning off Pettitte, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Reyes; Easley; Wright 4; Tatis; Castro 4; Anderson.RBI : Castro (8), Wright (63).2-out RBI : Castro.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Delgado.GIDP : Phillips, A.Team LOB : 5. BASERUNNING PO : Reyes (2nd base by Pettitte). FIELDING E : Wright (11, throw).
Balk : Santana.IBB : Posada (by Santana).Pitches-strikes : Pettitte 88-56, Veras 14-9, Farnsworth 11-8, Rivera 12-10, Santana 113-66, Feliciano 15-10, Sanchez 34-20.Ground outs-fly outs : Pettitte 8-5, Veras 1-2, Farnsworth 0-2, Rivera 0-1, Santana 6-4, Feliciano 1-0, Sanchez 1-4.Batters faced : Pettitte 24, Veras 4, Farnsworth 3, Rivera 3, Santana 26, Feliciano 3, Sanchez 9.Umpires : HP: Mike Everitt. 1B: Mike DiMuro. 2B: Tim McClelland. 3B: Larry Vanover.Weather : 82 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 16 mph, R to L.T : 3:00 (1:19 delay).Att : 56,172.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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