Pregame: Mets vs. Yankees

The Mets and Yankees will kick off their shortened Subway Series matchup this afternoon at Yankee Stadium.  Johan Santana (4-2, 3.10 ERA) will take on Andy Pettitte (3-4, 4.40 ERA).  First pitch is scheduled for 1:05.

Johan Santana has won his last three decisions and the Mets are 6-2 in his starts this season.  He is 3-0 in his career against the Yankees with a 2.66 ERA over five starts, and 2-0 with a 1.17 ERA in his three starts at Yankee Stadium.

Carlos Beltran, Carlos Delgado and David Wright have all handled Pettitte pretty well in the past.  Beltran is 12-for-34, Delgado is 21-for-60 with five home runs, and Wright is 5-for-13.

Damion Easley gets the start at DH today for the Mets, being 16-for-56 in his career against Pettitte with 8 RBI.

The Mets enter today at 20-19 in third place in the NL East.

LET'S GO METS! 

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