07/03: Yankees bomb Mets in series finale 16-7
Posted by: David
It didn't start off too well as the Yankees fell behind the Mets 4-0 in the second inning. However they came back with a vengeance and beat the Mets in a slugfest 16-7 on Sunday night at the stadium.
The start of the game was delayed around an hour and fifteen minutes because of rain. The Mets roughed up Yankee starter Jaret Wright as he couldn't keep the ball down. He had a chance to get out of the inning at 1-0 but Bernie Williams couldn't get to a ball that was hit over his head and two runs scored. The Mets added another to make it 4-0. Wright was relieved by Ron Villone who walked Carlos Delgado to load the bases. He next faced David Wright and got him to pop up to Nick Green for the final out. Green made a great throw on a relay to nail Jose Valentin at the plate for the second out of that inning.
Jorge Posada started the Yankees scoring with a home run off the facing of the upper deck in the second inning to make the score 4-1. In the third the Yankees erupted for eight runs capped off by a grand slam from A-Rod. Mets starter Alay Soler was bat shy and got behind two many hitters and the Yankees just teed off on him. Nick Green followed later in the inning with hit first hit for the Yankees a two run shot to left center to make the score 9-4.
A-Rod added a three run shot later in the game to give him seven RBI on the evening. Carlos Beltran added two solo homers later in the contest but the Yankees had built up such a huge lead that they had little meaning.
The Yankees now go on the road to face Cleveland tonight with Chien Ming-Wang getting the start for the Bombers.
The start of the game was delayed around an hour and fifteen minutes because of rain. The Mets roughed up Yankee starter Jaret Wright as he couldn't keep the ball down. He had a chance to get out of the inning at 1-0 but Bernie Williams couldn't get to a ball that was hit over his head and two runs scored. The Mets added another to make it 4-0. Wright was relieved by Ron Villone who walked Carlos Delgado to load the bases. He next faced David Wright and got him to pop up to Nick Green for the final out. Green made a great throw on a relay to nail Jose Valentin at the plate for the second out of that inning.
Jorge Posada started the Yankees scoring with a home run off the facing of the upper deck in the second inning to make the score 4-1. In the third the Yankees erupted for eight runs capped off by a grand slam from A-Rod. Mets starter Alay Soler was bat shy and got behind two many hitters and the Yankees just teed off on him. Nick Green followed later in the inning with hit first hit for the Yankees a two run shot to left center to make the score 9-4.
A-Rod added a three run shot later in the game to give him seven RBI on the evening. Carlos Beltran added two solo homers later in the contest but the Yankees had built up such a huge lead that they had little meaning.
The Yankees now go on the road to face Cleveland tonight with Chien Ming-Wang getting the start for the Bombers.
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