Burnett dominated from the get-go, striking out 2 in the first inning. His fastball routinely hit 94-95 mph on the gun all day and his curve balls were nasty, diving in and disappearing on the Mets left-handed hitters. He was aided by 2 brilliant defensive plays by Melky Cabrera in LF and a diving stop by Ramiro Pena at SS - all off the snakebitten Daniel Murphy. Burnett improved to 6-4 and lowered his ERA to 3.93.
The Yankee bats started out slow against ex-Yankee and Mets starter, Tim Redding. He lasted all of 1 start for the Yanks in 2005, lasting just 1 inning in a loss to Boston. He was shelled for 6 runs in that game, thus ending his brief Yankee career with an ERA of 54.00. Nick Swisher finally broke through in the 3rd with an opposite field solo shot to LF. The score remained 1-0 till the Yanks broke through for a 4-spot in the 6th. On 4 straight pitches from Redding, Teixeira hit a 415' double, ARod knocked him in with a single, Robbie Cano doubled and Jorge Posada hit a 3-run shot. That would be more than enough for the Yanks, as the Mets couldn't scratch a sniff against Burnett and the bullpen.
Granted, the Mets have sent out a depleted lineup the past 2 games, but this same team just took 3 of 4 from the 1st place Cardinals, including an 11-0 drubbing in one game. The Yankees were shorthanded themselves, as they played without Derek Jeter, sitting out a second straight game with the flu, and he must have passed it on to Johnny Damon, who also missed the game.
Brett Gardner came crashing back to earth going 0-5 after his career game yesterday. Next up, Chien-Ming Wang goes for his 1st win of the season against Livan Hernandez.
Yankees Record: 42-32
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