Subway Series 2010 Ends in Split as Yankees Take 2 of 3 In Bronx

The 2010 edition of the Subway Series between the New York Mets and New York Yankees has finally come to a close. The Mets took 2 of the 3 games that were played at Citi Field at the end of May. Now in the latest installment at Yankee Stadium this past weekend it was the Yankees turn to take 2 of 3. The series started Friday night with a 4-0 victory for the Mets on the strength of a brilliant pitching performance by Hisanori Takahashi, who went 6 innings allowing 4 hits and 2 walks while striking out 3. K-Rod got the save for the Mets. The offense for the Mets was provided by Ike Davis, Angel Pagan, and Jose Reyes.

The next day in a saturday afternoon affair, the Mets started it off with a BANG, as on the second pitch of the ball game Jose Reyes hit his 16th career leadoff homer. The yanks came back with one in the bottom of the 1st when Mark Teixeira hit into a double play that forced in a run. The Mets retook the lead in the 3rd when Reyes homer for the 2nd time in 3 innings, this time a 2-run shot, to give the Mets the 3-1 advantage. That would not las however as the Yankees got 2-run homers from Mark Teixeira in the 3rd and Curtis Granderson in the 4th. That was all the Yankees would need as they held on for the 5-3 lead. Mike Pelfrey lost only his 2nd game all year, going 7 innings allowing 5 runs on 5 hits while striking out 2. The Yanks got solid pitching on this day from Phil Hughes who went 7 as well, giving up the 2 homers to Reyes giving up one other hit and striking out 4.

Yesterday was the rubber match and featured a rematch from the Sunday Night game the first time around this year, Johan Santana against C.C.Sabathia. The only offense provided in this contest for either side was a grand slam hit by Mark Teixeira in the 3rd. Both pitchers went 6 innings striking out 4 each.

Local newspapers here on Long Island showed a very surprising stat on sunday, the all time record by year of the series. 1997 and 1998 went to the Yankees 2-12. The teams earned splits in 1999, 2002, 2005, 2006, and 2007. The Yanks won the season series 4-2 in 2000 and 2001. The Yankees swept all 6 meetings between the teams in 2003 and then took 5 of the 6 games last year 2009. The only series the Mets have been able to win were in 2004 and 2008 when the Mets took 4 of the 6 games.