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	Yankees vs. Mets 2007 Subway Series, Round 1

Yankees
		Looking at their roster on paper heading into the season, no one ever expected the Yankees to be 18-21, trailing Boston by 9.5 games in second place in the AL East in mid-May. Early on, the offense was clicking but the starting pitching was abysmal. Now it's the opposite. The Yanks have suffered a litany of injuries and have already sent five different rookies (Kei Igawa, Matt DeSalvo, Jeff Karstens, Phil Hughes and Chase Wright) to the mound - No. 6 will take the hill Sunday in Tyler Clippard - but help should be on the way with Roger Clemens tentatively scheduled to make his 2007 debut on May 28 in Toronto.

All stats below are prior to the Subway Series

Mets
		Having won 11 of their last 15 contests, the Mets lead the Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers by a half-game for the National League's best record heading into the weekend set vs. the Yankees. The Amazins have been clicking on all cylinders with solid starting pitching and an offense that never gives up, led by shortstop Jose Reyes who has a MLB-leading 23 steals and seven triples. They've been hit by the injury bug of late - with starters Moises Alou, Jose Valentin and Orlando Hernandez all on the 15-day DL - but fortunately their youngsters, especially Carlos Gomez, have stepped up in their stead.

All stats below are prior to the Subway Series

New York Yankees

New York Mets

Edge

Even

Edge

Josh Phelps

.256, 2 HR, 6 RBI
Should start in first two games when Mets start Perez and Glavine

.216, 3 HR, 21 RBI
Doing better in May, but has a long way to go in heart of the order

Carlos Delgado

Robinson Cano

.234, 1 HR, 16 RBI
Free-swinging with little to show for it as BA gets lower and lower

.281, 6 HR, 13 RBI
Has as many home runs as Yanks starting outfield

Damion Easley

Derek
Jeter

.368, 2 HR, 21 RBI
Just may get that batting title as Yanks most consistent hitter

.337, 2 HR, 23 RBI
On pace for a career-high in BB and SB and is the offense's catalyst

Jose Reyes

Alex Rodriguez

.318, 15 HR, 39 RBI
April was amazing May has been anything but for struggling star

.279, 4 HR, 20 RBI
Hitting .328 with 4 HR and 14 RBI in May and is New York's hot corner

David Wright

Jorge Posada

.371, 4 HR, 22 RBI
Leads AL in BA heading into series. Can it continue?

.288, 2 HR, 14 RBI
Hits in 18 of last 20; has caught 10 of 19 attempted base stealers

Paul LoDuca

Johnny Damon

.256, 2 HR, 13 RBI
His calves are still hurting, but he's managed to hit .298 in May.

.305, 8 HR, 29 RBI
Batting a mere .208 in May; needs to rediscover power

Carlos Beltran

Hideki Matsui

.275, 2 HR, 18 RBI
Missed time in April (hamstring), but has started to come on recently

.353, 0 HR, 7 RBI
Fan favorite is doing a solid job filling in for Moises Alou

Endy Chavez

Bobby Abreu

.236, 2 HR, 21 RBI
Has gone 4-for-29 since seven-game hit streak; isn't drawing walks

.327, 5 HR, 20 RBI
34-year-old is showing he's still got it, hitting for high BA and XBH

Shawn Green

Starting Pitchers

Andy Pettitte
Darrell Rasner
Tyler Clippard

Oliver Perez
Tom Glavine
John Maine

Starting Pitchers