The Mets and Yankees continued going in opposite directions as the Yanks rallied from a 3-0 deficit and beat the Mets on a walk-off homerun by Russell Martin to complete a sweep of the Subway Series.
Russell Martin hit his second homer of the game in the bottom of the ninth off Mets reliever Jon Rauch to end the game. After both teams both zeros for four consecutive innings, the last three innings were a back and forth affair. With the Mets up three, the Yankees scored two in the seventh and two more in the eighth. Alex Rodriguez's RBI single put the Yanks ahead for the first time all day.
Rafael Soriano came in to close the game only to give up the tying run on a RBI double from Ike Davis. Boone Logan came in to get the final two outs of the inning and record the win.
Surprisingly, Martin's homer was the first walk-off homerun for the Yankees since Sept. 8, 2010. The win also marked the first Yankees sweep of the Mets in the Bronx since 2003.
For the Mets, who have been one of the surprise teams in baseball this season, the loss drops them to 32-29, third in the NL East and 4 ½ games behind first place Washington. After starting the season off strong, the Mets have started to come back to Earth. And they have not been able to build momentum following Johan Santana's no-hitter last Friday-the first in franchise history-losing six of their last seven games.
The Yankees, who muddled through much of the early part of the year, have picked it up of late. Martin is one prime example. The former All-Star catcher was hitting just .173 on May 25. He has four homers and 10 RBIs in his last 10 games and has raised his average to .216.
The Yankees improved their record to 34-35, putting them in the second place in the AL East, 1-2 game behind Tampa Bay.
