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New York: The New York Mets beat crosstown rivals the Yankees 3-1 on Sunday to win their interleague series for just the second time.
The Mets took the six-game series 4-2, marking just the second time since interleague play started in 1997 that the city's National League team overcame its American League counterpart.
"We're trying to get back over .500, so any win we get is a big win," Mets manager Jerry Manuel told reporters.
"We don't take these games any more seriously than we take games in our own league."
Impressive
The Mets also went 4-2 against the Yankees in 2004 with the Yankees leading the overall series 37-29.
Mets starter Oliver Perez (6-5) continued to enjoy pitching against the Yankees. He allowed just one run on three hits over seven impressive innings, striking out eight and walking one.
Perez, who retired the first 10 batters he faced, is now 5-1 in his six starts against the Yankees.
"If we can get Ollie to be consistent, which has been the dilemma for him his whole career, we will have an excellent pitcher, no question," Manuel said.
Perez felt it was one of his better games of the season.
"Today, that was the real Ollie," Perez said. "I have been very good against the Yankees before."
Results
Cincinnati 9 CLEVELAND 5 DETROIT 4 Colorado 3 TORONTO 1 Atlanta 0 FLORIDA 4 Arizona 3 NY METS 3 NY Yankees 1 WASHINGTON 3 Baltimore 2 Tampa Bay 4 PITTSBURGH 3 HOUSTON 3 Boston 2 St. Louis 9 KANSAS 6 MINNESOTA 5 Milwaukee 0 Seattle 9 SAN DIEGO 2 San Francisco 11 OAKLAND 1 LA Angels 1 LA DODGERS 0 TEXAS 5 Philadelphia 1 WHITE SOX 5 Chicago Cubs 1
Note: home team in capital letters
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