The Mets defeated the Yankees by a score of 11-2 tonight.

The game began smoothly, with both Chien-Ming Wang and Oliver Perez throwing no-hit ball through the first three innings. In the fourth, things got interesting.

After an RBI groundout by Ryan Church and a two-RBI single by Moises Alou, Carlos Delgado hit a HR down the line that barely nipped the foul pole. While initially called a HR by 3B umpire Mike Reilly, the umpires convened and called the ball foul. Replays showed that the ball was fair, and the ball even left a mark on the foul pole. Delgado returned to the plate and lined a single to left for an RBI, yet the Mets got screwed out of two runs.

In the bottom of the 4th, Oliver Perez allowed his only two runs of the day on a two-run HR to Hideki Matsui. Perez was consistent and solid throughout the night, almost flawless aside from that HR. He allowed only three hits and two walks over 7.2 innings while striking out four. He kept the ball in the zone the whole evening and kept hitters off balance.

After a solo HR by Church in the 6th, the Mets went bananas in the top of the 8th. Alou, Brian Schneider and Luis Castillo all registered RBIs, and Jose Reyes capped off the rally with his 2nd HR in as many games, a three run shot. The Mets tore the cover off the ball the whole night, with David Wright and Church hitting balls that were caught on the warning track in the top of the ninth.

Joe Smith got the last out in the 8th and Scott Schoenweis pitched a scoreless ninth.

I have three main comments from today’s game:

-This is why MLB should use instant replay on home run calls. fortunately we were able to score 11 runs, but imagine if it were a close game that was decided by a bad call by the umps like that.

-It was fantastic at the end of the game how loud the Mets fans were.

-Andrew Beaton’s Lucky Tube Socks > Jason Giambi’s Lucky Golden Thong

The Mets are off tomorrow but play a double-header on Tuesday in Atlanta.