Mets hold off Yankees, 4-3

Mike Sciacca

The Mets received solid pitching performances from a trio of hurlers

Saturday, and came up with just enough offensively to hold off the

Yankees, 4-3, in a Majors Division game.

Pitchers Jon Grothe, Troy Davis and Scott Melchert combined for nine

strikeouts and limited the Yankees to three hits total.

Melchert gave the Mets a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning when

he doubled home Matt Mountford. The Yankees, however, came right back in

the bottom of the frame to take a 2-1 lead. They did so on a walk, a

double by Joseph Park and RBI ground outs by Anthony Peralta and Adrian

Conger.

The Mets responded and forged a 3-2 lead when Melchert’s second double

of the day drove home Darryl Bennett and Mountford.

Yankee Daniel Williams had a ground out RBI in the third inning to tie

the score Yankees at 3-3. The Mets responded, this time when Grothe, who

had two hits, singled home Michael Cherf with the game-winning run.

The Yankees received outstanding pitching from Park and Williams, who

combined for 12 strikeouts while limiting the Mets to four hits.

Park had two for the Yankees.

In other games:

MINOR B DIVISION

Dodgers 11, Brewers 5

Mark Johnston had four hits, scored three runs and finished with three

RBI. Jason Fernandez had two hits, scored three runs and stole home. Nick

Hansen had three hits and two RBI. Pitchers Johnston and Sean Rubino held

the Dodgers to six hits, and Hansen and Rubino each were in on double

plays.

Other scores:

Yankees 8, A’s 7

Giants 14, Red Sox 11

Pirates 9, Reds 5