Satan's Luau

TOP 1: Unit going for NY -- Reyes grounds back to the mound, Johnson barehands and puts him out, one down -- Cameron goes down swinging (RJ 1) -- Beltran grounds back to the pitcher to retire the side

BOT 1: Benson going for Mets -- Jeter grounds to short, one down -- Womack bloops a single to center -- Sheffield grounds to the mound, the throw is made to second for the force ... the relay to first is not in time, two away -- ARod pops tosecond in shallow right to end the inning

TOP 2: Piazza flies to center, one down -- Floyd goes down swinging (RJ 2), two away -- Wright lines a two out single to left -- Woodward flies to center ... Womack runs in and makes the catch at his shoetops, great play .... to retire the side

BOT 2: Matsui pops to second in shallow right center, one down -- Giambi flies to center. two away -- Cano flies to right center to end the inning

TOP 3: Castro lines the 0-2 pitch for a leadoff single to left -- Anderson lines a doubled to the gap in right center, the lead runner to third on the hit -- runners now second and third for Reyes, he grounds to short ... the tag is applied by Giambi at first, one run scores, one down -- Mets lead, 1-0

The 1-2 to Cameron gets away from Flaherty, runner to third on the passed ball -- Cameron battles then goes down swinging on the full count payoff (RJ 3), two away -- Beltran grounds to short to retire the side

BOT 3: Flaherty pops to second at the edge of the outfield grass, one down --
Reese draws a walk -- Jeter grounds softly to short, the force is made at second ... the relay to first is not in time, two away -- Womack flies the first pitch to center to end the inning

TOP 4: Piazza grounds to third, one down -- Floyd grounds to short, two away -- Wright flies to right to retire the side

BOT 4: Sheffield flies to left, one away -- ARod grounds a single up the middle and into center -- full count to Matsui, he draws a walk, runners now first and second -- Giambi goes down swinging, two down -- Cano flies to left to end the inning ... opportunity goes by the boards

TOP 5: Woodward goes down swinging (RJ 4), one down -- Castro lines to left ... a leaping catch by Reese, two away (looks like he might have misjudged it a bit) -- Anderson grounds to second to retire the side

BOT 5: Flaherty goes down looking, one down -- Reese goes down swinging, two away -- Jeter battles, has a quality AB, then draws a two out walk -- Womack grounds to the pitcher to end the inning

TOP 6: Reyes pops to second, one gone -- Cameron rips the 2-2 to left, over the head of Reese and off the wall for a double -- Cameron goes, Beltran goes down swinging (RJ 5), two away... the throw to third, Cameron just beats the throw and has stolen third -- Piazza grounds to short to retire the side

BOT 6: Sheffield grounds to third ... the throw is offline, he reaches first on the error -- ARod grounds to short, nice block by Reyes, he won't make a play, an infield singled for ARod, runners now first and second

Full count to Matsui, the payoff ... he pops up to left center ... the campfire defense, and out of nowhere Floyd comes hustling in from left to glove it, one down ... great play

Giambi works a walk after falling behind 0-2, the bases are now loaded --
Cano hits a broken bat grounder to second, great stop by Anderson, he gets the force at second, one run scores -- the game is tied, 1-1

Runners at the corners, Posada to PH for Flaherty. he flies to left center ... Beltran hustling over to the gap and runs it down to end the irally ... more missed opportunities

TOP 7: Posada in at C -- Floyd pops to short in shallow left, one down -- Wright lines a singled back up the middle and into center -- On the 1-0 to Woodward, Wright goes ... Woodward swings and misses, the throw is there in plenty of time, and is caught stealing, two away

Woodward flies to center .... Womack doesn't get a good bead on it, it's over his head, just beyond his out reached glove, Woodward in with a two out double --
Full count to Castro, the payoff ... is way outside and away from Posada draws a walk ... Woodward to third on the wild pitch

Runners now first and third for Anderson, he grounds to second ... Cano boots the ball, recovers and throws to first ... TOO LATE, one run scores -- Mets back ahead, 2-1

Torre out to get the ball, solid performance by the Unit ... his defense works against him this inning -- Gordon now pitching for NY

Runners at first and second, full count to Reyes, the payoff ... he hits a slow roller to first, Giambi gloves ... and FLIPS IT OVER THE HEAD of the covering Gordon, one run in ... Gordon fields in foul territory, the Mets wave in Anderson ... the throw home is not in time, two runs have scored on the play -- Mets increase their lead to 4-1

Cameron pops to right to end the ridiculous TWO OUT rally

Yankees melt down after two outs, bad plays ALL AROUND

Seventh Inning Stench, Mets lead, 4-1

BOT 7: Heilman warms for Mets -- Bernie in to PH for Reese -- full count to Bernie, the payoff ... inside, he draws a leadoff walk

That will end Benson's night, a very good outing -- Heilman is in for the Mets -- Prior to the 1-0 to Jeter, Heilman balks the runner over to second -- Ring warms for Mets

Jeter hits a broken bat flare to center, it falls in for a single ... one run will score, Beltran guns all the way home ... Jeter takes second on the braindead play by Beltran -- the score is now Mets 4-2

Sierra in to PH for Womack, he goes down swinging, one down -- Sheffield grounds back to the mound, off the pitcher's glove and angling, Anderson makes a great play to field it and guns ... JUST gets him at first, runner to third on the play -- Sheffield is in the face of the first base umpire, after slamming down the helmet near the ump, he is thrown out of the game ... Torre out to confer and calm down Sheffield (replay: looked like a tie, tie goes to the runner ... not this time)

ARod lops a single to left center, another run in -- the score is now Mets 4-3

Randolph out to get Heilman, he will make the change to Ring to match up L-L -- Hernandez warms for Mets -- Matsui grounds to second to end the rally

TOP 8: Sierra in LF, Russ Johnson in RF, Bernie in CF -- Gordon continues --
Beltran grounds to second, one pitch, one gone -- Piazza goes down swinging, two down -- Floyd sharply lines to deep right ... Johnson gloves it on the track to retire the side

BOT 8: Ring continues -- Giambi flies to left center, one down -- Cano loops a single to right -- that will be all for Ring

Hernandez pitching for Mets -- Posada draws a four pitch walk, runners now first and second -- Mo warming for NY -- Peterson out to confer, Bell warms for Mets

Bernie lines to left, two away -- Jeter draws a walk, the bases are now loaded --
Sierra blasts one to left center .... Beltran races over and gloves it to end the inning .... gakk!!

TOP 9: Mo in to hold the Mets -- Wright grounds to short, one down -- Looper the closer warms for Mets -- Woodward flies to right center, two away -- Castro grounds to short to retire the side

BOT 9: Looper in to close for Mets -- Tino in to PH for Russ Johnson, he battles then draws a leadoff walk -- ARod lines one down the third baseline, inside the bag, and into the leftfield corner for a double

Runners now second and third for Matsui, he gets the intentional pass and that loads the bases -- Giambi lines one to the gap in right center, two runs will score to end the game ... a walkoff single -- Yankees rally to win, 5-4

FINAL: Yankees win, 5-4

A very ugly game late that the Yankees managed to grind out despite their recent struggles. Overall a respectable 8-5 record on the homestand, of course, tainted somewhat by the three losses to the Rays and losing the series to the Mets

38UP 37DOWN ... back above .500

And the Subway Series 05 comes down to an unsatisfying 3-3 deadlock