Joe Torre said that Mussin felt tightness in his groin in the first inning so he decided to pull him after the rain delay to play it safe. Mike pitched like he had no problems looking as sharp as a Ginsu knife after four.
*The Mets look very flat.
*Was that the old Scott Proctor?
*Cairo's toughness came through after he made that first inning error. He quickly responded with two spectacular plays.
*Giambi is hitting all big home runs.
*Villone's stock keeps rising.
*Only the ninth time all season Farnsworth had a 1-2-3 inning.
GEORGE KING: YANKS HANG ONE ON METS-FIVE BOMBERS COMBINE TO ONE-HIT AMAZIN'S