Mets stun Yankees with solid pitching by bullpen

METS 2
YANKEES 1

If you believe that the world will end May 21, then Firday night might have been a sign as the New York Mets beat the Yankees 2-1 in the Bronx to take the first game of the 2011 Subway Series.

R.A. Dickey, who has struggled all year with his command led the way for the Mets, with a six strong innings, giving up only four hits and a run, which was a solo shot by Mark Teixeria.

However the story of the day has to be the Mets bullpen. Mike O'Connor, Jason Isringhausen, and Francisco Rodriguez combined to shut down the Yankees in order for the final three innings to record the Mets victory.

Trailing 1-0 in the fourth, the Mets tied the game on a single by Justin Turner to record his 14 RBI of the season. Turner has been really good for the Mets. He's hitting .364 on the year and went 3-for-4 tonight.

The Mets than took the lead in the sixth on a Dan Murphy homerun that silenced Yankee Stadium for the rest of the evening.

Freddy Garcia was ok for the Yankees. He only gave up two runs in seven innings, but his mistakes certainly killed him in this one.

Once again the Yankees lineup failed to deliever any big hits. Outside of Teixeria, Derek Jeter went 1-for-3, A-Rod went 1-for-4 with a strikeout in the eighth, while Robinson Cano, Jorge Posada, Nick Swisher and Brett Gardner failed to even get a hit against the Mets pitchers.

With the win the Mets now improve to .500 at 22-22. The Yankees fall to 23-20.

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