Yanks Alone In First Place; Mets Harpoon Fish

Yanks win.  Mets win.

FIRST PLACE, BABY!  First time they are alone in first place since 2006.

Yanks reached for first place, and in an odd confluence of performances, Derek Jeter and Jorge Posada had two hits apiece while Andy Pettitte and Mariano Rivera got the win and the save.  Mark Teixeira and Nick Swisher drove in the non-Jeter runs and Alfredo Aceves pitched three solid innings of relief.  Yanks stopped the streaking Indians to boot.  Can’t ask for a better night for baseball.

Mike Pelfrey went seven-plus against the floundering Marlins, but the game was decided in the bottom of the eleventh when Gary Sheffield singled off Florida pitcher Brian Sanches.  Sheff unnerved the battery, drawing throws over, then stealing, and then advancing to third on a lousy throw.  Omir Santos singled him in for the walkoff and had both Met RBIs, but credit Gary for reaching third base by his own volition.

Matt Wieters didn’t hit in four at-bats but he guided O’s starter Brad Bergesen to eight innings of two-run ball.

BR2 sent me this little gem.  WEEEEEEE…