UNDATED: June 16, 2002.
UNDATED: June 16, 2002.
Yankees 5, Mets 3
NEW YORK (AP) -- Jason Giambi, Hideki Matsui and Jorge Posada homered in a rapid-fire third inning, leading Jeff Weaver and the New York Yankees over the Mets for a season sweep of the Subway Series.
The largest crowd of the season at Yankee Stadium -- 55,444 -- saw the Yankees finish 6-0 against their city rivals. The Yankees tied their longest winning streak of the year at seven and reached the halfway mark at 51-30.
Mets manager Art Howe was ejected for the first time this season as his team lost its fifth straight and ninth in 10 games.
Bounced in and out of the rotation lately, Weaver (4-6) had been 0-4 in six starts since his last victory on May 15. Upset after being tagged for a three-run homer by Jeromy Burnitz in the first inning, Weaver quickly regained his composure and at one point retired 14 batters in a row.
Al Leiter (8-5) gave up three homers in an inning for the first time in his career. They came in a span of only 10 pitches and accounted for the Yankees' runs.
Chris Hammond worked a scoreless eighth and Mariano Rivera pitched a perfect ninth for his 14th save in 15 chances.
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