The New York Yankees beat the New York Mets 5-0, in another embarrassing performance by the Mets. The Mets only got one hit the entire game, which came from Alex Cora in the sixth inning. Yankees' starter A.J. Burnett pitched seven innings, only allowing the hit to Cora and striking out ten batters. Brian Bruney and David Robertson pitched the last two innings without giving up a hit to seal the deal. The Yankees' runs came from Nick Swisher's solo home run, Alex Rodriguez's RBI single, and Jorge Posada's three-run home run.
The Mets performance against the Yankees in the last three games have been embarrassing. In the rubber game of their first series in Yankee Stadium, the Yankees beat the Mets 15-0. The Yankees have gone on to outscore the Mets 14-1 in the first two games here at Citi Field, giving the Yankees a 29-1 clobbering the past three games against the Mets. Also, the Mets have only four hits total in the past two games. The last time that has happened to the Mets was in 1967. The Mets are clearly struggling with the absences of Jose Reyes, Carlos Delgado, Carlos Beltran, and J.J. Putz.
Seeing the Mets perform recently tells me they desperately need all of these guys back very soon. The Mets have resembled a minor league team, and their shutout against the Yankees gives them four for the season and two this week alone. The Mets were only shut out six times all season last year and it is only the end of June. For the time being, guys like David Wright and Ryan Church are not stepping up their production, which the Mets need from them. They have relied heavily on 40-year old Gary Sheffield. Their starting pitching isn't giving them enough solid innings. With all of this, the Mets are still only one and a half game behind the first place Philadelphia Phillies because they have been struggling of late. So the NL East is still there to be won. The Mets just have to stay in contention until they get their guys back.
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