Mets take late lead, beat Yanks in opener.

The Yankees may have the upper hand when it comes to the all-time Subway Series rivalry. But it was the Mets that were able to edge out the Yankees, 2-1, in the series opener from Citi Field.

Pitching and defense were the keys to winning this game. Scoreless through the first five innings, the Yankees were able to break the tie in the 6th inning when Brett Gardner hit a bloop triple past a diving Lucas Duda in left field. He then scored on another soft liner by Jason Nix.

In the bottom half of the 6th inning, Gardner made basically the Yankees play of the year when he robbed Daniel Murphy of what would have been a go-ahead two-run homerun. Instead it kept the Mets off the board.

But Gardner wasn't able to help Yankees start Phil Hughes in the 7th innings when Mets captain David Wright launched a solo homerun to left field. It put the Mets on the board and made Girardi rethink letting Hughes return to pitch the 7th inning.

Hughes was pulled after seven innings, and even though he faced the Mets he still had a good night allowing only one run on four hits, while striking out six and not issuing a single walk on 101 pitches.

David Robertson was brought in to pitch the 8th inning and didn't look his best. Robertson left the game with the bases loaded after only 2/3 of an inning. The Mets tallied up the go-ahead run on two hits, one walk, and a hit by pitch from Robertson.

Ichiro was able to draw a one-out walk off Mets closer Bobby Parnell, but Lyle Overbay struck out followed by a Travis Hafner infield fly out to end the game.

The Yankees have lost two in a row and will now have to attempt to rebound against the young Mets phenom, Matt Harvey. Hiroki Kuroda will take the hill for the Bombers. That game can be seen on ESPN at 7:10 ET.

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