Sosa Pitches a gem.... Yanks win 4th straight

Good news for both the Mets and Yankees last night. Yankees win their 5th straight AND Detroit lost to the Mets. Jorge Sosa for the Mets sure put on a show going 8 very strong innings. He struck out 5 gave up 4 hits and sufferen no earned runs. The Mets remain a top the NL East with a 36-23 record. They lead the braves by 4.5 games and get a self esteem booster.

Meanwhile the Yankees are still lookin hot. Like Sosa of the Mets, Pettite went 8 innings with 5 strikeouts but suffered 4 earned runs. Pettite through only 98 pitches. Matsui had a huge game tying homerun to tie the game at 2. The Yankees ended up getting the win in the bottom half of the 10th inning. Today the Yanks play game 2 of the series against the Pirates where the Rocket will Re-Launch at 1pm EST.

-Mark Elliot
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