Mets vs. Yankees - Box Score - May 17, 2008

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Adam Dunn Helps Dusty Baker From Himself [MLB Walk-Off]
Published 5/18/2008 at FanIQ Blog
... Johan Messes with Yankees Both New York teams desperately needed a win and the borough with a better pitcher won. Johan Santana gave up three home runs to Jeter, Giambi and Abreu, but Kyle Farnsworth gave up three bigs runs in the 7th to the Mets. Steinbrenner explosion coming again soon. Mets 7, Yankees 4. ...

Bronx Banter: No-mentum
Published 5/18/2008 at Baseball Toaster
... up two-run jack to David Wright to make it 6-2 Mets. Farnsworth's home run rate now stands at an eye-popping 2.7 HR/9. Jason Giambi answered that outburst by leading off the bottom of the inning with a solo homer off Santana and Abreu added another solo shot off the Mets' ace (whose 1.65 HR/9 this inning is ugly in and of itself) in the eighth, but Joba Chamberlain gave one of those runs back in the ninth following a Carlos Beltran triple, and the game ended with the Mets leading 7-4 . So, yeah, let's hope momentum is only as good as the next day's starting pitcher. Let's also ...