Good morning, and Happy Father's Day to you all, especially to my father. Time for another Sunday recap.
↵What looked early like another easy Mets victory turned into the Yankees breaking their three-game interleague losing streak. The Bombers beat the Amazins 5-3 at Yankee Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Pinstripe Alley and Amazin' Avenue have more.
↵Jose Reyes led off the game, like he did last Saturday in Baltimore, with a solo home run. After the Yanks tied the game in the bottom of the first, the Mets regained the lead in the third, when Jose went yard a second time. It was Reyes' first multi-homer game since 2008. However, the Yanks got back those two runs on a Mark Teixiera (he lives!) two-run bomb in the bottom of the third. Curtis Granderson added a two-run home run in the fourth to give the Yankees a lead they wouldn't relinquish. Phil Hughes was very good, whereas Mike Pelfrey was merely average. Joba pitched well in the eighth, and Mariano did what Marianos do in the ninth.
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- Division Watch '10!: The Red Sox beat the Dodgers 5-4, and the Rays beat the Marlins 9-8. Yanks and Rays remain tied at the top of the division, while the Red Sox are one game back. In the NL, the Braves hung on to beat the Royals 5-4, and the Phillies gave up a big lead to lose to the Twins 13-10 in extras. The Mets are a game and a half back of Atlanta in the NL East, but three games up on the third-place Phillies, and one game ahead of the Dodgers in the Wild Card race. ↵
- World Cup! Of Soccer!: The Netherlands became the first team to qualify for the Round of 16, beating Japan 1-0. Cameroon topped Denmark 2-1, and Ghana tied a disappointing Aussie team 1-1. ↵
- The Devils acquired 2000 Stanley Cup hero Jason Arnott from the Predators for Matt Halischuk and a second round draft pick in 2011. ↵
- Check out my weekly Behind the Mic column while you're exploring the site. ↵