Angels 2 Yankees 1 (13 innings): The Yankees had their chances and probably would have won this game if they hadn’t made five errors in it. The biggest were Miguel Cairo’s mishandling of a grounder in the top of the 13th, which resulted in two errors and allowed the Angels to score the go-ahead run. Cairo tried for redemption in the bottom of the inning with a single and got to third with only one......

Twins 6, Yankees 2: Beating Johan Santana is tough enough with an A lineup. Doing it with three reserves becomes nearly impossible. The Yankees tried and failed to beat the Cy Young Award winner by sending out Kevin Thompson, Miguel Cairo and Wil Nieves on the same day. Part of the blame goes to manager Joe Torre for choosing to rest everyone en masse, but part of the blame can rest on the Yankees' perpetual......

Yankees 5 White Sox 1:If the Yankees are going to get off the deck and get back into playoff contention, they will need a lot more nights like this. Chien-Ming Wang was brilliant, going the distance while allowing only one run and six baserunners. Wang also struck out four as he cruised to an easy win, his fifth of the season. The Yankees scored the bulk of their runs in the fourth. Johnny Damon......

-Yankees 4 Tampa Bay 1: While New York spent most of September marching toward another division championship, there was one thought in the back of their minds. When will Mariano come back? Rivera had been sidelined since the end of August with a forearm strain and everyone knows that he is truly the indispensable Yankee come October. While we won’t know for sure until tomorrow, his return seems on track. Rivera struck out the side......

- Mets 4, Phillies 3: Since June 23rd, Tom Glavine was stuck on career win number 286, but thanks to Philly starter Jon Lieber, he was finally able to move one win closer to #300. Glavine and the Mets trailed the Phillies by two runs after one inning but took the lead in the 6th inning when Lieber threw away what should have been the third out of the inning. Prior to the error,......

-Yankees 5 Braves 2: As the Yankees continue to lose position players to injury, their pitching becomes more and more important. Monday night, Randy Johnson stepped up and delivered seven shutout innings and Jason Giambi hit two home runs to power the Yankees’ lineup. The Yankees were without Robinson Cano who may be placed on the DL later this week. Cano hurt his hamstring running out a double Sunday night and losing him would mean......

-Reds 6 Mets 5: Jose Reyes recorded the first cycle in the majors this year, but Billy Wagner blew the save and the Mets lost. Wagner got the first two outs of the ninth, but then walked Austin Kearns and David Ross and gave up back-to-back singles to Rich Aurilia and Brandon Phillips. Carlos Beltran led off the bottom of the ninth with a walk, but Carlos Delgado flied out and David Wright grounded into......

- Mets 15, D iamondbacks 2: Pedro Martinez has waited a long time for his sixth win (since April 28), and the Mets didn't want their bullpen to have a chance to blow it. So they scored 15 runs and swept four games from Arizona, who entered the series leading the NL West (they've since dropped to second). The Mets continue to lead the NL East. - Athletics 6, Yankees 5: Oakland completed a......

-Mets and the Giants PPD: The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader Saturday, giving fans two chances to let Barry know how they feel. -Yankees 6 Orioles 5: Derek Jeter has done it so many times, you just expect him to come through in the clutch. Friday night he did again, singling home Johnny Damon with two outs in the ninth to give the Yankees the lead. Jeter was almost deprived......

Here’s a little piece of advice for Brian Cashman: make sure to build a real bench when you put together the 2007 Yankees. You would think that $190 million would mean you don’t need to rely on Kelly Stinnett or Miguel Cairo in key situations, but that is what the Yankees are about right now. Not that their missing players would have made much of a difference in New York’s 9-5 loss to Boston, but......

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......

If the ceremonies at the end of the season and the trade for Paul Lo Duca didn't make it clear enough, it's now official. The Mets will not be re-signing Mike Piazza (at least until May 1st) as they declined to offer salary arbitration, effectively ending his eight-year stint with the team. The 37 year-old Hall of Fame bound catcher hit only .251 with 19 home runs and 62 RBI last season. The .251 average......

How good are the Nationals at home? Besides being the best home team in baseball, the last time they didn't win a home series was against the Phillies in late April. How good has Livan Hernandez been? No losses since April 19th. Both streaks ended last night as the Mets beat the Nationals 5-3. Of course, this doesn't mean the Mets are anything special, just that the Nationals and Livan Hernandez are pretty damn good.......

For most of the season when Pedro Martinez pitches, the Mets win. Last night against the Washington Nationals Martinez pitched 7 innings, allowed three runs and picked up his 3rd loss of the season as the Mets lost 3-2. Esteban Loaiza, who was horrendous with the Yankees last year, notched his 5th win of the season, allowing 1 run in 8 innings of work. A 9th inning rally by the Mets put their only runs......

Even if the Yankees don’t beat Pedro Martinez, they seem to win whenever he pitches against them. Martinez could hardly be blamed in Sunday’s 5-3 Yankee victory. He pitched seven innings of one-run baseball, only to see his defense and bullpen blow the lead in the 8th. With better play in the field, the Mets could have swept the Yankees. Instead they dropped two out of three to the still-surging Yankees, who have won 12......

Eighty-eight players have played for both the Mets and the Yankees but on Saturday a guy who almost became a Yankee, but signed with the Mets instead, turned into an unlikely hero. Dae-Sung Koo electrified the Shea Stadium crowd by doubling off of Randy Johnson and then scoring from second base on a sacrifice when the Yankees neglected to cover home. He also did pretty well at his day job, shutting down the Yankees for......

Down in the Nation's Capital, the Mets took the final game of their three game series against the Nationals, winning 6-3. The win stops the 4-game losing streak and only came after the Mets scored three runs in the 9th. Miguel Cairo had a sac fly to score the first run and Carlos Beltran had a double to knock in the other two. Braden Looper had another heart stopping performance despite not giving up any......

It was bound to happen and it was sheer joy for Mets fans while it lasted, but their win streak is over at 6 games. Sunday afternoon, the Mets lost the 3rd game of their series against the Marlins, 5-2. A.J. Burnett pitched a 4 hit, 2 run complete game for the Marlins, his 2nd complete game of the season. If the pitching of Burnett wasn't enough, the Mets helped the Marlins too. Jose Reyes......

Seven days after starting the season, the New York Mets have their first win, a 6-1 victory against the Atlanta Braves. Pedro Martinez pitched a two hit complete game, allowing only one run and one walk. Martinez was in line to get the first win for the Mets on Opening Day as well, but we all know how that went. Five losses later, Martinez still gets the first win of the season, and the Mets......

It was the worst loss in the history of Baseball. Let that sink in. In over 100 years of baseball there has never been a loss as bad as the one the Yankees suffered from the hands of the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night. 22-0. It was the low point of the Yankee season. But, it only counted as one game in the standings. The next day the Yankees put it behind them and......

Alex Rodriguez came to the plate in the fifth inning with the Yankees trailing 4-3, one out and the bases loaded. He was batting .197 at the time with runners in scoring position. There are currently 135 major league players who are hitting BETTER than A-Rod in that same situation. He looked poised and ready to break out of it...and then he hit into a rally-killing double pay to end the inning. If he......

Orlando Hernandez looks flat-out amazing these days. He may be the best pitcher on the Yankees pitching staff and right now is the only one that you can count on for a solid start. Last night Hernandez took his record to 5-0 with a 5-1 win over the hard-hitting Texas Rangers. The first inning got off to a rocky start and Hernandez was visibly upset with his performance after allowing a double, a walk......

The game had a feel, right from the beginning that it would be a high-scoring , 15-14 type game. The Yankees struck first in the top of the first for a run, then Texas answered with two runs in the bottom of the inning. In the second inning it was the Yankees regaining the lead with two more runs, but then Sturtze took control. Sturtze retired 12 of the next 14 batters and took the......

The Yankees took three games over the weekend from a struggling Toronto team to increase their record to 71-39 overall and expand their lead over the Red Sox to 10.5 games. In the first three games of the four game series the Yankees outscored Toronto 25-6. Friday 11-4, Saturday 6-0 and Sunday 8-2 In Friday's 11-4 win over the Blue Jays, Javier Vasquez came out of the box a bit slow and gave up......

No matter how bad the Yankees pitching is, or will be, I take solace in the fact that we will NEVER have to run Pat Hentgen out on the mound. Last night was a perfect example of horrible pitching. Unfortunately, Javier Vazquez was once again only mediocre in his performance. On this night though it was good enough to beat the Blue Jays 10-3. Hentgen lasted only two and two-thirds innings, giving up eight earned......

It was a game in July, but it felt like the middle of October. It is a game that you are going to have to watch to believe. It was a game that was for the ages. Last night's Yankees Victory over the Red Sox, more than just the completion of a sweep, it was a statement. The Yankees came into the series with a five and a half game lead over the Red Sox,......

This season, the Yankees starting pitching has some holes, which may get bigger with Kevin Brown out of the lineup. The 39 year-old starter experienced some tightness in his surgery repaired back last night after slipping during the first inning. Brown went on to pitch through the second inning, giving up four runs in the process. Brown's 7-1 record and 4.13 ERA, however, are deceiving. The Times reports that in his 4 wins against Tampa......

Jon Lieber looked good for his second straight start last night, pitching 7 2/3 innings against the Angels and giving up two runs in the 4-2 (box score) Yankee victory. Lieber is 3-1 since his return from the DL for some groin troubles. Jason Giambi and Alex Rodriguez helped the Lieber's cause, both had two extra base hits, with one of Giambi's coming in the form of a two-run homer. With 11 Yankee walks, there......