In New York, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 5-4 in 11 innings. The Mets had a big fourth inning, when the game was tied at one. Pitcher Mike Pelfrey, Luis Castillo, and Alex Cora all had RBI singles to put the Mets ahead 4-1. However, in the seventh inning, the Phillies bounced back with three runs of their own to tie the game. The three runs came from RBIs from Pedro Feliz, Carlos Ruiz, and Jimmy Rollins. The game went into extra innings tied at four. In the 10th inning, the Mets almost won it on a potential base hit from David Wright but he was robbed by Jayson Werth. In the 11th inning, Chase Utley hit a solo home run to seal the deal for the Phillies.
Quarterback Mark Sanchez, who was chosen fifth overall in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft by the New York Jets, has signed a five-year deal with the team. The contract is worth $50 million and $28 million is guaranteed. If Sanchez reaches incentive peaks in his contract, at the end of the contract, it can be worth $60 million. Sanchez is the second first round pick to sign with their new team. Matthew Stafford, who was the #1 overall pick to the Detroit Lions, already signed a six-year deal with them before he was drafted. Sanchez stated his desire to get the process over with and work on winning the starting quarterback job as the reason why the deal was done promptly. Sanchez is battling with Kellen Clemens and Brett Ratliff for the starting quarterback job with the team.
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