The New York Mets and the New York Yankees got back on track, winning their respective games after both being blanked their previous game. The Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals 11-0, and the Yankees beat the Atlanta Braves 8-4. The Mets got a strong pitching performance from Fernando Nieve and three relievers. The Yankees got a strong pitching performance from Joba Chamberlain, and got a strong offensive performance after slacking offensively in the past few games.
When the Yankees and Mets were blanked on Tuesday, that was only the third time it happened to them on the same day in 20 years. There are different reasons for the struggles from both teams. The Mets are dealing with a lot of injuries to their team, with Jose Reyes being out with a torn hamstring and Carlos Beltran being put on the disabled list. Also, Johan Santana hasn't been winning games for the Mets. He got crushed in his start in Yankee Stadium and lost to the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Yankees struggles come from their stars. Alex Rodriguez has been dreadful in the month of June and their pitching hasn't been sharp, especially from Chien Ming Wang, who's trying to rebound and get his spot back in the rotation. The Yankees have lost consecutive series to the Washington Nationals and the Florida Marlins, two teams who aren't that good. The Yankees need to take care of the teams they should be beating in order to win their division and make the playoffs again. They have the taent to get back to the playoffs and win a World Series. They just have to put it all together.
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