The difference between Johan Santana's loss and CC Sabathia's win boiled down to Mark Teixeira's grand slam in the third. From there on out, the Mets' ace kept the Yanks off the board, but the finale was decided.
| NY Mets | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reyes, Js, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .272 |
| Pagan, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .296 |
| Wright, D, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .283 |
| Davis, I, 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .261 |
| Bay, LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| Barajas, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .249 |
| Tatis, DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .179 |
| Francoeur, RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 |
| Tejada, R, 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 |
| Totals | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | .257 |
| NY Yankees | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeter, SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 |
| Swisher, RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .293 |
| Teixeira, 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .226 |
| Rodriguez, Al, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .277 |
| Pena, R, 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .190 |
| Cano, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .367 |
| Posada, DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .291 |
| Granderson, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .240 |
| Cervelli, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .292 |
| Gardner, LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .312 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | .276 |
| NY Mets | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santana, J(L, 5-4) | 6.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3.31 |
| Mejia | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.25 |
| Nieve | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.79 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3.71 |
| NY Yankees | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabathia(W, 8-3) | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3.68 |
| Rivera, Ma | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.11 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3.80 |