Major League Baseball Scores: New York Yankees Defeat Mets 5-0, As it Happened

New York Yankees Carlos Beltran, right, greets the Yankees Greg… Ellsbury and Gardner scored two pitchers later when right fielder Carlos Beltran doubled to the wall in center field.

New York Yankees second baseman Dustin Ackley throws to first but…

The Mets had a 7-1 lead going to the bottom of the sixth inning, giving them a win expectancy of 97 percent. “I know where I want to be, and that’s on a mound, pitching for the Mets”. This is exactly what the Yankees need from Sabathia in the postseason.

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The Yankees made a statement on Sunday night with their 11-2 blowout victory over the Mets, clinching a series win in what probably was the most meaningful regular-season matchup between the two New York clubs. Harvey limited the Yankees to two runs over 8 2/3 innings in a win earlier this season but isn’t likely to go almost as deep this time – he is within 8 1/3 innings of the 180-inning limit agent Scott Boras has suggested for his client. With both teams now in prime playoff position, we could be in store for something similar in the near future. The Yankees got a reprieve when Harvey left the game and getting around the question, the first preference for Collins was to allow Harvey to continue. Tossing 41 innings in just five starts shows that he is going deep into games and dominating. The Mets played half their games at Shea Stadium, which was built to accommodate both football and baseball, but was ideal for neither over 44 of their first 46 years of existence.

With an eye on the innings count, the team skipped Harvey’s turn after that start, with rookie Steven Matz being inserted into the rotation. Pitching for the first time in 12 days, the right-hander yielded only an infield single and struck out seven. X-rays were negative, the Mets said….

Once the Mets went to the soft part of their bullpen, the Yankees quickly erased a 1-0 deficit. McCann extended the lead five frames later with a two-run blast, his 17th career home run against the Mets.

Beltran, who singled ahead of McCann’s homer, was the only player on either team with two hits.

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (AP) ” Pinch-hitter Brandon Guyer led off the ninth inning with a tying homer and Kevin Kiermaier beat out a two-out single for the winning run as Tampa Bay rallied past Baltimore.

“Matt wasn’t involved in the conversations, and previously he stated he’s prepared to do whatever we ask him to do, and to this point that’s what he’s done, so we expect that to continue”, Alderson said. They will be the first Subway Series games ever played in August. The Mets haven’t been to the postseason since 2006, and who knows when they’ll get there again. “It was a very meaningful ballgame”.

Harvey struck out seven batters, leaving to restrict his innings to preserve his arm as the Mets (84-65) seek their first playoff berth since 2006. After he was removed, Harvey sat on the bench nodding his head during a chat with manager Terry Collins.

I understand it’s no easy task to work with a bullpen, but Joe Girardi has to figure out what to do with this situation that seems to be a topic every night. Therefore, you adjust to it. Because I’ve said before, there’s a lot of things in our game today I don’t necessarily agree with. And now you’ve got your No. 1 pitcher, you’ve got to watch what he does.

Pineda (11-8) had struggled since returning from a month on the disabled list caused by a right forearm strain.

Luis Severino – Yes the rookie got roughed up against the Blue Jays, but that was his only bad start is his last five games.