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Andy Pettitte blanked the Mets for seven innings in the Yankees' 5-0 victory.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Andy Pettitte shut down the New York Mets for seven innings and the Yankees got consecutive home runs from Alfonso Soriano and Derek Jeter to win the opener of the Subway Series 5-0 Friday night.
Jason Giambi also homered as the Yankees once again got the better of the heated intra-city rivalry, beating the Mets for the 19th time in 31 regular-season meetings. The Yankees also won the 2000 World Series against the Mets in five games.
The Yankees have won seven of eight overall since being no-hit by six Houston pitchers on June 11. They moved 1 1/2 games in front of Boston and Toronto in the AL East.
The sellout crowd of 55,386 sat through sporadic rain which was heavy at times, with the Yankees fans who made the trip to Shea Stadium vocal in support of their team.
Steve Trachsel (5-5), coming off his second career one-hitter Sunday in Anaheim, held the Yankees in check except for the third inning. He allowed two runs, five hits and five walks in seven innings.
Soriano socks 19th
Soriano, coming off a 7-for-39 home-stand, hit the second pitch of the third into the left-field bullpen for his 19th homer. Jeter followed with a drive over the center-field fence for his fourth of the season.
The Yankees didn't get anything else until Ruben Sierra's RBI double in the eighth inning against Graeme Lloyd. Giambi added a two-run shot in the ninth off Armando Benitez.
The Yankees could have had even more runs off Trachsel except for some sparkling plays by center fielder Tsuyoshi Shinjo. He made a perfect throw to nail Robin Ventura at third base in the fourth inning and robbed Soriano of a homer in the fifth.
Shinjo leaped and reached high over the wall in right-center to bring in Soriano's drive. The ball almost fell out of Shinjo's glove but he cradled it with his bare hand to preserve the out.
Second strong start
Pettitte (7-6) had his second straight strong start since being knocked out in the second inning against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on June 8.
He had only one perfect inning through five but was able to work out of trouble when he needed to, holding the Mets hitless in six at-bats with runners in scoring position.
Pettitte got out of a bases-loaded jam in the first when Vance Wilson grounded out, then worked out of a second-and-third, one-out situation in the fifth by retiring Joe McEwing and Cliff Floyd.
Pettitte settled down late, retiring his final eight batters. He allowed five hits and two walks, striking out eight.
Finished seven-hitter
Chris Hammond, Jason Anderson and Mariano Rivera finished the seven-hitter, the Yankees' sixth shutout of the season. The Mets have been blanked four times.
McEwing was playing only because Jeromy Burnitz was ejected in the first inning for arguing a called third strike with plate umpire Ron Kulpa.
Burnitz apparently shouted something from the dugout and was tossed. Manager Art Howe came out and pleaded his case with Kulpa, and Burnitz followed by running out of the dugout. He was held back by Floyd and Jason Phillips.
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