The Game…
The Mets (25–16) take on the Yankees (23–17) in the second game of a weekend series today at Shea Stadium starting at 1:10 pm EDT… 

The Pitchers…
RHP Pedro Martinez (5–0, 3.19 ERA) starts for the Mets … Martinez has struck out 10 batters in each of his last two starts … In two starts against the Yankees [...]

In Newsday, David Lennon and Ken Davidoff cite ‘two baseball officials’ as saying that if the Mets hope to acquire Nationals RHP Livan Hernandez from the Nationals, it will cost OF Lastings Milledge…
Lennon and Davidoff go on to quote Minaya and discuss his options for the rotation…

The Mets have called up RHP Anderson Garcia from Triple-A Norfolk to take the place of Jose Lima, who was designated for assignment following last night’s win over the Yankees…
In 31 innings between Double-A and Triple-A, Garcia was 2–1 in 17 relief appearances with a 1.40 ERA while striking out 24 in 32 innings…