Yankees 9, Mets 1
Mike Pelfrey allowed four hits in the Yankees' four-run second inning. (AP)
By Marty Noble / MLB.com
Mike Pelfrey contained the Yankees after the second inning on Friday, but it was that frame that did in the Mets, who committed three infield errors that led to four runs and set a troublesome tone. Gary Sheffield opened the bottom of the fifth with a homer, but an ensuing rally against CC Sabathia ended with two strikeouts.
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Series at a glance:
Fri. 06/26:
NYY 9, NYM 1
Sat. 06/27:
NYY 5, NYM 0
Sun. 06/28:
vs NYY, 8:05 PM ET
NY Yankees
(41-32)
Won 3
NY Yankees 9, NY Mets 1
Today's Boxes 6/26/09
CHC 5, CWS 4
CLE 9, CIN 2
PIT 5, KC 3
BAL 11, WSH 1
TOR 6, PHI 1
BOS 4, ATL 1
TB 7, FLA 3
HOU 5, DET 4
TEX 12, SD 2
MIL 5, SF 1
MIN 3, STL 1
LAA 12, ARI 3
COL 4, OAK 2
LAD 8, SEA 2
NY Mets
(37-35)
Lost 1
June 26, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
NY Yankees
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
9
14
0
NY Mets
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
Standings thru 6/26/09  | Recap: NYY | NYM  | Gameday  | Yankees stats  | Mets stats
NY Yankees
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Gardner , CF
6
3
5
2
0
0
1
.303
Damon , LF
6
0
1
1
0
2
3
.290
Teixeira , 1B
4
1
0
1
1
0
2
.276
1-Ransom , PR-3B
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.200
Rodriguez, Al , 3B
2
1
1
2
3
0
0
.227
a-Matsui , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
.249
Swisher , 1B
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.238
Cano , 2B
6
0
2
0
0
0
7
.302
Cabrera, Me , RF
3
1
1
0
2
0
3
.287
Cervelli , C
5
0
0
0
0
2
6
.269
Pena, R , SS
5
2
3
1
0
0
3
.268
Sabathia , P
4
1
1
1
0
1
1
.250
Tomko , P
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
.000
Totals
43
9
14
8
6
6
29
a-Flied out for Rodriguez, Al in the 9th. 1-Ran for Teixeira in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Pena, R 2 (4, Pelfrey, Pelfrey), Cano (17, Misch), Damon (17, Green, S).3B : Gardner
(4, Green, S).HR : Gardner (3, 8th inning off Dessens, 0 on, 1 out), Rodriguez, Al (11, 8th inning off Dessens,
1 on, 2 out).TB : Gardner 10; Damon 2; Rodriguez, Al 4; Cano 3; Cabrera, Me; Pena, R 5; Sabathia.RBI :
Pena, R (7), Sabathia (1), Teixeira (58), Gardner 2 (13), Rodriguez, Al 2 (36), Damon (46).2-out RBI : Rodriguez,
Al 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Cano 2; Cabrera, Me 2; Gardner; Damon; Pena, R 2; Cervelli.Team
RISP : 3-for-17.Team LOB : 14. BASERUNNING SB : Gardner (17, 2nd base off Misch/Santos),
Damon (8, 2nd base off Pelfrey/Santos).
NY Mets
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Castillo, L , 2B
4
0
0
0
0
1
0
.278
Cora , SS
4
0
0
0
0
1
0
.258
Wright, D , 3B
4
0
0
0
0
2
0
.351
Sheffield , RF
3
1
1
1
0
1
0
.277
Tatis , LF
3
0
1
0
0
1
0
.257
Church , CF
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
.273
Evans , 1B
3
0
1
0
0
1
0
.400
Santos , C
3
0
0
0
0
1
2
.277
Pelfrey , P
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.182
a-Reyes, Ar , PH
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
.500
Misch , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Dessens , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Parnell , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
b-Murphy, Dn , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.251
Green, S , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Totals
30
1
3
1
0
9
5
a-Struck out for Pelfrey in the 5th. b-Flied out for Parnell in the 8th.
BATTING HR : Sheffield (9, 5th inning off Sabathia, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Sheffield 4; Tatis; Evans.RBI :
Sheffield (27).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Reyes, Ar.Team RISP : 0-for-2.Team
LOB : 2. FIELDING E : Wright, D (10, throw), Cora (3, throw), Evans (1, fielding).
NY Yankees
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Sabathia (W, 7-4)
7.0
3
1
1
0
8
1
3.55
Tomko
2.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
5.51
NY Mets
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Pelfrey (L, 5-3)
5.0
6
4
2
2
3
0
4.67
Misch
1.1
2
0
0
2
1
0
6.35
Dessens
1.1
3
3
3
1
1
2
8.10
Parnell
0.1
0
0
0
1
0
0
4.76
Green, S
1.0
3
2
2
0
1
0
5.45
WP : Parnell.Balk : Parnell.IBB : Cabrera, Me (by Misch).HBP : Teixeira (by Green,
S).Pitches-strikes : Sabathia 99-67, Tomko 28-17, Pelfrey 93-59, Misch 38-19, Dessens 21-13, Parnell 10-4, Green,
S 23-13.Groundouts-flyouts : Sabathia 6-4, Tomko 2-1, Pelfrey 9-3, Misch 1-1, Dessens 1-0, Parnell 0-1, Green,
S 0-2.Batters faced : Sabathia 24, Tomko 6, Pelfrey 25, Misch 8, Dessens 8, Parnell 2, Green, S 7.Inherited
runners-scored : Dessens 3-0, Parnell 1-0.Umpires : HP: Tony Randazzo. 1B: Chris Guccione. 2B: Mike Winters.
3B: Jerry Layne.Weather : 68 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 8 mph, In from LF.T : 3:02 (:52 delay).Att :
41,278.June 26, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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