Yankees 9, Mets 3: Add This To The List Of Games To Forget

Disaster. This is the only word that describes today's game.

• Mike Pelfrey went six innings before imploding in the seventh. He allowed five runs on eight hits, while striking out four and walking two. Pelfrey began the seventh by giving up a single to Brett Gardner and then followed with a walk to Chris Dickerson and a hit batsman. Why Pelfrey was allowed to even continue after allowing the single to Gardner is beyond me. He's proven so far this season that he can't get himself out of jams.

• The Mets allowed the Yankees to score eight runs in the seventh inning. Pedro Beato's perfect ERA is no more after giving up two runs in one-third of an inning. Mets pitchers are not the only ones to blame for this disaster of an inning. Willie Harris bobbled a ground ball that would have been the final out of the inning, but instead it prolonged it.

• The Mets had a three-run second inning and then went on to do just about nothing at the plate the rest of the game. Willie Harris, Ronny Paulino, and Jason Pridie each had an RBI in that inning.

This was quite possibly one of the most boring series I have watched in a long time, and today's game had one of the worst innings I've seen all year out of the Mets. At least the team wasn't swept and Interleague Play is over for a while.

Next up: The Mets have an off-day Monday, and begin a three-game series against the Cubs in Chicago on Tuesday.

Mets Send Pelfrey To The Mound In Subway Series Finale

May 22, 2011

1:05 PM ET

Yankee Stadium

TV: WPIX

RADIO: WFAN 660

NEW YORK METS

Starting Pitcher: Mike Pelfrey (3-3, 5.11 ERA)

Pelfrey seems to have gotten into a groove as of late. Despite taking a no decision in his last outing, he pitched well, allowing just one run in seven innings of work against the Marlins. Lifetime agains the Yankees, Pelfrey is 2-2 with a 4.70 ERA.

NEW YORK YANKEES

Starting Pitcher: Ivan Nova (4-3, 4.33 ERA)

In hist last start, Nova gave up one run in 5.1 innings of work, and helped the Yankees end a six game losing streak. He has never faced the Mets.

METS LINEUP:

Reyes-SS, Murphy-1B, Beltran-DH, Bay-LF, Martinez-RF, Turner-2B, Harris-3B, Paulino-C, Pridie-CF. Pelfrey-RHP

Capuano, Mets Roughed Up By Yanks In Loss

The good news: the world didn't end tonight. The bad news: the Mets were killed with the long ball tonight, losing to the Yankees by a score of 7-3.

• Chris Capuano went 5.1 innings, giving up four home runs. By the time he left in the sixth inning, he allowed six runs on six hits, while striking out five.

• Justin Turner drove in yet another RBI. He now has an RBI in seven consecutive games, breaking the franchise rookie record previously held by Ron Swoboda.

• Jose Reyes had three hits in the game, scored two runs, and stole a base.

• Pedro Beato was perfect out of the bullpen after coming to pitch 1.2 innings of relief. Beato has not allowed a run in 18.2 innings.

• Besides Capuano's start, the worst part about this game was that it was all on Fox. I really don't know what's more painful, watching the Yankees tee-off against the Mets, or listening to Joe Buck and Tim McCarver.

Next up: The Mets look to take the rubber game of this three-game set, Sunday, at Yankee Stadium. Game time is 1:05 p.m.

Best (And Worst) Of Mets And Yankees

Here are a few of the best and/or worst moments involving the Mets and Yankees from over the years (in no particular order).

1. Dave Mlicki: For years Mets fans had heard that their team was inferior to the big bad Yankees. Heading into the first every Subway Series in 1997, the Mets sent Mlicki to the mound against a young Andy Pettitte. Mlicki went on to prove it's okay to root for the underdog, shutting out the Yankees 6-0 in the Bronx.

2. The Mike Piazza-Roger Clemens Saga: First Roger Clemens beaned Mike Piazza. Then he threw a broken bat at him as he ran down the first base line. If you wanted to find a guy whom Mets fans and players alike loathed, Clemens was your guy.

3. The drop heard 'round the world: In 2009, Luis Castillo dropped an otherwise easy pop-up off the bat of Alex Rodriguez. It would have been the game-ending play, instead the error prolonged the inning and led to an eventual Mets loss. I think this was the first time I ever actually threw something while watching a game.

4. The disaster that was the 2000 World Series: For the first time ever, I along with many other fans, was actually going to see the Mets in the World Series...and against the Yankees to boot. Too bad if you blinked it was over. In five quick games, the Yankees won the series 4-1.

Let's hope the Mets give me something to add to the list of best moments as the Subway Series continues tonight at 7:10 p.m.

Fora little Yankees perspective on the best and worst moments of the Subway Series, check out Ashley Teatum's thoughts over at Spreadin' the News.