NY Yankees 2, NY Mets 1
When: 7:10 PM ET, Friday, May 21, 2010
Where: Citi Field, New York City, New York
Temperature:
72°
Umpires:
Home -
Jim Wolf, 1B -
Todd Tichenor, 2B -
Marvin Hudson, 3B -
Derryl Cousins
Attendance:
41382
By SportsDirect Inc.
Javier Vazquez was sharp over six scoreless innings and rookie Keith Russo had a two-run double for his first major-league RBIs as the New York Yankees beat the rival Mets, 2-1, on Friday.
Vazquez (3-4), who entered the night with an AL-worst 8.01 ERA, looked right at home against the overmatched Mets, allowing just one hit – a fifth-inning single to Angel Pagan. The hard-throwing right-hander walked two and struck out six.
Russo, who was recalled Thursday after the Yankees placed catcher Jorge Posada on the 15-day DL, finished 2-for-3 and had the decisive double in the seventh inning off Elmer Dessens (0-1). Mariano Rivera surrendered a run in the ninth on back-to-back doubles by Jason Bay and Ike Davis, but held on to earn his eighth save.
The victory ended the Yankees’ three-game losing streak, while sending the Mets to their ninth defeat in the last 10 games.
The lack of offense spoiled a solid outing from Mets starter Hisanori Takahashi, who allowed just five hits over six shutout innings. He walked one and struck out five.
Dessens, making his first major-league appearance of the season, was saddled with the loss after allowing two runs on two hits in 2/3 of an inning.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| NY Yankees |
|
NY Mets |
|
Javier Vazquez |
Player |
Hisanori Takahashi |
|
Win |
W/L |
No Decision |
|
6.0 |
IP |
6.0 |
|
6 |
Strikeouts |
5 |
|
1 |
Hits |
5 |
|
0.00 |
ERA |
0.00 |
Hitting
| NY Yankees |
|
NY Mets |
|
Alex Rodriguez
| Player |
Alex Cora |
|
2 |
Hits |
1 |
|
0 |
RBI |
0 |
|
0 |
HR |
0 |
|
3 |
TB |
1 |
|
.667 |
Avg |
.500 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| NY Yankees
|
8 |
0 |
11 |
.250 |
18 |
7 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
| NY Mets
|
4 |
0 |
6 |
.133 |
11 |
9 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
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