-The Mets finally got a much needed win for Willie Randolph scoring five times in the first off Colorado ace Jeff Francis en route to a 9-2 victory snapping their five-game losing streak. Carlos Beltran’s bases clearing double paved the way for the Amazin’s to bat around. The game also saw a coming out party for rookie recall Nick Evans, who had a memorable debut with three extra base hits and two RBI doubles. The left fielder took the place of the injured Marlon Anderson, who went on the DL due to a bad hamstring. With the Mets already without injured starting corner outfielders Moises Alou (DL) and Ryan Church (concussion), the 22 year-old from Double-A Binghamton gave the club a much needed lift. Also getting into the act was suddenly resurgent first base slugger Carlos Delgado, who went yard for the third straight day. His eight dingers tie him with David Wright for second one behind team leader Chuch. Claudio Vargas also tossed seven solid innings of two-run ball giving the staff length for his first victory.

Maybe this will get the Mets going. They swung the bats and definitely got a jolt from surprise Evans. John Maine will look to make it two in a row when he goes against Aaron Cook later today.

-Meanwhile in the Bronx, the Yanks stayed hot by outslugging the Mariners 12-6 for their fourth consecutive win. Jason Giambi continued to swing a hot bat going 3-for-4 with his team-leading ninth dinger and three runs knocked in. Right fielder Bobby Abreu also went deep knocking in four during the sixth and seventh as the Yanks put seven in the two frames to make a winner out of Mike Mussina. Though Moose wasn’t anything special blowing a 4-0 lead by serving up two long balls in the third, the crafty 39 year-old veteran worked five to win his seventh of the year. Melky Cabrera also had a pair of hits and RBI’s. In the Yanks’ continuing effort to prepare Joba Chamberlain for the rotation, the 22 year-old fireballer worked a scoreless sixth and seventh tossing 40 pitches while giving up a hit, walk and fanning a couple.

-The Yanks’ streak came at a good time cause the Red Sox dropped their second in a row in Oakland 3-0. The big story was converted starter Justin Duchscherer, who took a perfect game into the sixth before hitting Jason Varitek. The no-hitter was still intact when David Ortiz broke it up with a single with one out in the seventh. Boston still leads the Rays by half a game and are five and a half up on the Bronx Bombers.