NY Yankees (41-32) at NY Mets (37-35)

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Gardner thriving when given a chance

Thomas Boorstein / MLB.com
With Melky Cabrera struggling, Derek Jeter coughing and Xavier Nady likely out for the season, Brett Gardner has received regular at-bats of late, and he hasn't disappointed. On Saturday night at 7:10 ET, Gardner will likely crack the starting lineup again in a game televised on MLB Network and streaming on iPhones.
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Yankees probable pitcher

A.J. Burnett

  • #34 RHP
  • (5-4) 4.24 ERA 82 SO
Though his efforts were ultimately overshadowed by Josh Johnson, the winning pitcher who stymied the Yankees over seven innings last Saturday, Burnett was nearly as effective in Miami. He struck out eight for the third time in four outings, allowing one earned run over 6 1/3 innings. And though the Marlins didn't hit any deep fly balls off Burnett, he can't be disappointed to be making his debut at pitcher-friendly Citi Field. Burnett has already beaten the Mets once this season, shutting them out over seven innings at Yankee Stadium.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 92-80 3.84 1463.1 612 1360 .236
Season 5-4 4.24 87.0 44 82 .252
June 2-2 2.74 23.0 13 25 .250
Vs. NY Mets 1-0 0.00 7.0 4 8 .174

Series at a Glance

Standings - 06/27/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
New York Yankees (AL East) 41 32 .562 4.0 21-14 20-18
New York Mets (NL East) 37 35 .514 0.5 22-15 15-20
Stats - 06/27/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
NYY .273 406 110 384 58 433 4.56 652.2 632 272 557
NYM .276 331 46 310 71 394 4.15 643.2 634 267 474
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Avoiding lapses a key for Mets

Tim Britton and Marty Noble / MLB.com
Three second-inning errors doomed the Mets in Friday's Subway Series opener at Citi Field, but they can rebound against the Yankees with a win on Saturday night at 7:10 ET, when Tim Redding will get the start in a game televised by MLB Network and available for live streaming on iPhones.
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Mets probable pitcher

Tim Redding

  • #44 RHP
  • (1-2) 6.08 ERA 24 SO
Redding pitched into the eighth inning for the first time all season for the Mets in earning his first victory of the season. Redding allowed four runs on five hits in seven-plus frames, striking out four. He was susceptible to the long ball, allowing homers to Ryan Ludwick and Brendan Ryan. Redding has never started against the Yankees. He owns a 2-3 career record with a 8.00 ERA in 16 interleague games, including 13 starts.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 35-53 4.98 742.1 304 500 .278
Season 1-2 6.08 40.0 17 24 .264
June 1-0 4.26 25.1 7 14 .250

Yankees hitters vs Tim Redding

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Cabrera, Melky - - - - .400 5 0 0
Cano, Robinson - - - - .333 3 0 0
Cervelli, Francisco - - - - - - - -
Corona, Reegie - - - - - - - -
Gardner, Brett - - - - .000 3 0 0
Jackson, Austin - - - - - - - -
Jeter, Derek - - - - - - - -
Miranda, Juan - - - - - - - -
Nunez, Eduardo - - - - - - - -
Pena, Ramiro - - - - .500 2 0 0
Posada, Jorge - - - - .333 3 1 3
Rodriguez, Alex - - - - .333 3 0 1
Russo, Kevin - - - - - - - -
Swisher, Nick - - - - .500 2 1 1
Teixeira, Mark - - - - .455 11 0 1

Mets hitters vs A.J. Burnett

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Beltran, Carlos .333 3 0 0 .200 15 0 1
Bowman, Shawn - - - - - - - -
Carter, Chris - - - - - - - -
Castillo, Luis .000 1 0 0 .000 8 0 0
Evans, Nick - - - - - - - -
Francoeur, Jeff - - - - .000 7 0 2
Green, Andy - - - - - - - -
Hernandez, Anderson - - - - .000 3 0 0
Martinez, Fernando .000 3 0 0 .000 3 0 0
Murphy, Daniel .000 1 0 0 .000 4 0 0
Pagan, Angel - - - - - - - -
Reed, Jeremy .000 1 0 0 .000 3 0 0
Reyes, Jose - - - - .000 17 0 0
Santos, Omir - - - - - - - -
Sullivan, Cory - - - - - - - -
Thole, Josh - - - - - - - -
Wright, David .333 3 0 0 .167 18 0 4

A.J. connects the dots (42-32) (37-36)

Yankees 5, Mets 0

Mets no trouble

Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
Two starts after beating Johan Santana with seven shutout innings, A.J. Burnett handled the Mets again, this time allowing one hit -- which came in the sixth inning -- and striking out a season-high 10 batters over seven innings in the Yankees' fourth straight victory.

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No end to struggles

Marty Noble / MLB.com
Alex Cora's only hit in 22 career at-bats against A.J. Burnett was the closest the Mets came to a highlight on Saturday. Tim Redding battled Burnett for five innings, but the dam burst in a four-run sixth in which Redding allowed his second homer of the night, a three-run shot.
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Yankees 5, Mets 0

NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Gardner, CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .293
Swisher, RF 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 .239
Teixeira, 1B 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 .277
Rodriguez, A, 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .227
Cano, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .301
Posada, C 4 1 1 3 0 2 0 .271
Cabrera, Me, LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .291
Pena, R, SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .267
Burnett, A, P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200
  Bruney, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Matsui, H, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
  Robertson, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 35 5 8 5 4 8 10  

a-Flied out for Bruney in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Pena, R (5, Redding), Teixeira (21, Redding), Cano (18, Redding).
HR: Swisher (14, 3rd inning off Redding, 0 on, 1 out), Posada (10, 6th inning off Redding, 2 on, 1 out).
TB: Swisher 4; Teixeira 2; Rodriguez, A; Cano 2; Posada 4; Cabrera, Me 2; Pena, R 2.
RBI: Swisher (39), Rodriguez, A (37), Posada 3 (32).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cano; Burnett, A.
Team RISP: 2-for-5.
Team LOB: 7.
 
NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Cora, SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .257
Reyes, A, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167
Wright, D, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .346
Church, RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .267
Sheffield, LF 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .273
Murphy, Dn, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248
Reed, CF 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .286
Schneider, C 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .237
Redding, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .091
  Stokes, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Misch, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Martinez, F, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .164
  Dessens, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 28 0 1 0 3 10 7  

a-Grounded out for Misch in the 8th.

BATTING
TB: Cora.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Schneider.
Team RISP: 0-for-1.
Team LOB: 4.
 
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Burnett, A (W, 6-4) 7.0 1 0 0 3 10 0 3.93
Bruney 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.00
Robertson, D 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.60
 
NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Redding (L, 1-3) 5.1 6 5 5 2 6 2 6.35
Stokes 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.07
Misch 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.40
Dessens 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6.23

Pitches-strikes: Burnett, A 108-64, Bruney 7-6, Robertson, D 17-13, Redding 102-58, Stokes 25-14, Misch 11-7, Dessens 23-14.
Groundouts-flyouts: Burnett, A 6-5, Bruney 2-1, Robertson, D 1-2, Redding 1-9, Stokes 0-4, Misch 2-1, Dessens 1-1.
Batters faced: Burnett, A 25, Bruney 3, Robertson, D 3, Redding 24, Stokes 7, Misch 4, Dessens 4.
Umpires: HP: Chris Guccione. 1B: Mike Winters. 2B: Jerry Layne. 3B: Tony Randazzo.
Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 13 mph, In from LF.
T: 2:49.
Att: 41,302.
June 27, 2009

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner