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LHP Perez takes mound in opener of Subway Series

May 18, 2007 - 2:30 PM Ny Yankees (18-21) at Ny Mets (26-14) 7:10 pm EDT

FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) - The New York Yankees appear to have the right man on the mound as they try to get a jump on the New York Mets in the opener of a three-game series Friday.

Andy Pettitte (2-2, 2.68) always has pitched well against the Mets, going 7-2 with a 3.39 ERA in 15 career starts against them. The lefthander is 5-0 in 12 starts against the Mets since the 2000 World Series.

With the Yankees three games under .500 and 9 1/2 games back of first-place Boston in the American League East, they will be banking on a big effort from Pettitte.

Oliver Perez gets his first taste of the Subway Series when he takes the mound for the Mets.

Acquired at last season's trade deadline from Pittsburgh, Perez (4-3, 3.00 ERA) has been a bit of a surprise for the Mets in 2007. The lefthander enjoyed his best start of the season Sunday, giving up one run and two hits in 8 1/3 innings in beating Milwaukee.

Last year, the two teams split the six interleague games, but the Yankees hold a 32-22 overall lead in the series that began in 1997.

Jose Reyes, who sat out Thursday's 6-5 win over the Chicago Cubs in which the Mets scored five runs in the ninth, may not be available for the opener of this series due to a left hamstring injury.








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    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    NY YANKEES 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
    NY METS 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 x 3 5 1 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: NYY - ANDY PETTITTE, SCOTT PROCTOR (8TH) AND JORGE POSADA
    NYM - OLIVER PEREZ, JOE SMITH (8TH), BILLY WAGNER (9TH)
    AND PAUL LO DUCA

    HOME RUNS: NYY - HIDEKI MATSUI

    May 18 9:29 PM
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    Yankees vs. MetsMay 18 9:17 PM


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    AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY ENDY CHAVEZ (1) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 5TH OFF ANDY PETTITTE SCORED PAUL LO DUCA.
    CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 2, NY METS 3
    DUE UP FOR NY METS: C GOMEZ (.385, 0-FOR-1)

    Yankees vs. MetsMay 18 8:20 PM


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    AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY HIDEKI MATSUI (3) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT
    IN THE 4TH OFF OLIVER PEREZ SCORED JORGE POSADA.
    CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 2, NY METS 1
    DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: M CABRERA (.224, 0-FOR-1)

    Yankees vs. MetsMay 18 8:00 PM


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    AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY CARLOS DELGADO SCORED JOSE REYES.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D EASLEY ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 0
    NY METS 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR NY METS: D WRIGHT (.279, 4 HR, 20 RBI)

    Yankees vs. MetsMay 18 7:28 PM

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