Mets, Yankees Win
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In New York, Lastings Milledge made a diving catch to help thwart a potential rally, then hit a three-run homer that punctuated New York Mets 11-3 rout of the Houston Astros last night.
Carlos Beltran homered and drove in two runs, David Wright delivered another big hit and the NL East leaders backed Mike Pelfrey (2-7) with a relentless offensive outburst as they returned home from a 5-5 road trip with a rousing victory. Wandy Rodriguez dropped to 8-13.<
Meanwhile, at Kansas City, Mo., Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada homered to help the New York Yankees remain three games in front of Detroit in the AL wild-card race, beating the Kansas City Royals, 3-2.
Joba Chamberlain threw two scoreless innings and his disabled father watched him pitch in the majors for the first time. The Yankees’ rookie has not allowed a run in 11 games.
Kyle Farnsworth (2-1) pitched one hitless inning for the win, and Mariano Rivera got three outs for his 24th save in 27 chances. Neal Musser (0-1) took the loss.<
