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Jeremy Hefner earned his first victory in the majors, highlighting the occasion by homering for his first big league hit as the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3 on a rainy Tuesday night.
The knuckleballer won both his starts this week, allowing just one run in 14 1/3 innings. Most impressively, the 37-year-old recorded 21 strikeouts to just one walk.
The Mets and Yankees are back in Evan's Top 10.
No offense to David Wright and Terry Collins, but the Mets' All-Star third baseman is no Derek Jeter.
By the end of New York's 8-4 loss to the Phillies, Plan C at shortstop, Justin Turner, was out with a badly sprained right ankle.
Scott Hairston and Vinny Rottino each hit tying two-run homers for the Mets, who had a three-game winning streak end.
Mets shortstop Justin Turner was helped off the field after injuring his right ankle during a rundown at the end of the third inning
Team O'Neill is headed to Yankee Stadium to throw out the ceremonial first pitch the night before I'll Have Another attempts to win the Belmont Stakes
The Mets will have the 12th selection in the 2012 MLB First-Year Draft which takes place next Monday. New York has picked 12th once before in club history, in 2003 when they chose Lastings Milledge.
But this Memorial Day weekend had the added attraction of the resurrection of one of New York baseball's quaintest traditions -- Banner Day.
The duo of Johan Santana and R.A. Dickey have been as good as any two hurlers in baseball.
R.A. Dickey struck out 10 and reached double digits for strikeouts in consecutive games for the first time in his career.
Ike Davis continued his surge toward respectability as his number take an upward turn.
Johan Santana dazzled the Padres as he earned a complete game shutout on Saturday. The Mets won 9-0.
Dillon Gee struck out a career-high nine, won consecutive starts for the first time in nearly a year, and doubled and scored the go-ahead run Friday night to lead the New York Mets over the San Diego Padres 6-1.
