New York ? The New York Mets won the home-run derby. Jorge Posada and the New York Yankees won the game.

Posada connected from both sides of the plate to drive in five runs and Robin Ventura knocked in four against his former team as the Yankees beat the Mets, 11-5, Friday night.

The Yankees' Jorge Posada is congratulated by teammates Robin Ventura and Bernie Williams (51) who all scored on Posada's three-run home run. The New York catcher homered from both sides of the plate in the Yankees' 11-5 victory over the crosstown-rival Mets on Friday at Yankee Stadium in New York.

Yet for all the big hits, Orlando Hernandez provided the biggest lift for the Yankees. Fresh off the disabled list from a bad back, he came in with an 8-5 edge and pitched four scoreless innings for his first career save.

“El Duque restored order,” Yankees manager Joe Torre said.

Hernandez, who will soon rejoin the rotation, seemed enthused about his outing. He kept the ball from his save, and then even did a rare interview in English.

“I know the question,” he said. “I feel good. I feel fine. I’m very happy to come back to the team. It was a good night.”

As lightning crackled beyond the center-field fence and a sellout crowd of 55,739 chanted, the city rivals combined for five homers in the first five innings.

Braves 4, Red Sox 2

Boston Vinny Castilla and Henry Blanco drove in runs in the ninth inning as Atlanta beat Boston in a matchup of teams that began the night as division leaders. Tim Wakefield (2-3) allowed a leadoff double in the ninth to Gary Sheffield, who stayed at second as the next two batters flied out to center field. Then Castilla singled in Sheffield, Darren Bragg walked for the third time and Blanco doubled home Castilla. John Smoltz retired the side in order for his 26th save. Mike Remlinger (4-0) got the win after pitching the eighth.

White Sox 13, Cubs 9

Chicago Paul Konerko homered twice after getting plunked on the helmet by Kerry Wood, and the White Sox rallied to beat the crosstown rival Cubs in front of the largest regular-season crowd at new Comiskey Park. Konerko went 4-for-4, his second straight four-hit game, and finished with four RBIs and four runs scored.

Indians 8, Diamondbacks 2

Cleveland C.C. Sabathia (6-6) allowed just one earned run and four hits in 72/3 innings one day after the Indians sent Bartolo Colon to the Montreal Expos in a six-player deal. Sabathia struck out five and walked three in winning for the first time in four starts all against NL teams.

Twins 5, Brewers 1

Minneapolis A.J. Pierzynski and Dustan Mohr each hit two-run homers and Johan Santana threw eight strong innings for Minnesota. Santana (3-1) scattered four singles, didn’t walk anybody and struck out a career-high nine, though it did come against the free-swinging Brewers who dropped to 1-9 in interleague play. Brewers starter Ben Sheets (4-9) was hurt by the long ball.

Phillies 6, Orioles 2

Baltimore Pat Burrell hit a three-run homer and Randy Wolf got his first victory in more than a month for Philadelphia. Jimmy Rollins, Jeremy Giambi and Scott Rolen also homered off Orioles starter Travis Driskill (5-1) for the Phillies, who have won four of five games. Philadelphia matched its season high with four home runs. Wolf (4-6) was 0-4 in six starts since beating Arizona on May 19. The left-hander allowed seven hits and two runs in 72/3 innings, walking one and striking out four.

Astros 6, Rangers 5

Arlington, Texas Roy Oswalt struck out nine, including the last three batters he faced, and Houston beat Texas in the resumption of the Lone Star Series. Oswalt (8-5) allowed three runs and seven hits over seven innings. The right-hander, one of the NL’s top rookies a year ago, is 20-7 with a 3.02 ERA in 37 career starts. Billy Wagner allowed a homer to Kevin Mench in the ninth but finished for his 12th save.

Expos 2, Blue Jays 1

Toronto Tony Armas Jr. and Scott Stewart combined on a three-hitter, and Fernando Tatis hit a tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning as Montreal beat Toronto. Montreal slugger Vladimir Guerrero went 0-for-4, ending his 20-game hitting streak. Armas (8-7) allowed one run on three hits in seven innings, improving to 3-0 in his last five starts. Blue Jays starter Roy Halladay (9-4) allowed just three hits before Tatis hit his ninth homer in the seventh.

Devil Rays 4, Marlins 0

St. Petersburg, Fla. Wilson Alvarez pitched four-hit ball for seven innings for his first victory at Tropicana Field in nearly three years. Alvarez (2-2), who missed the last two seasons recovering from left shoulder surgery, struck out five and walked three to extend his streak of scoreless innings against the Marlins this season to 13. The Devil Rays, who have won three straight overall, scored three times in the second. Jared Sandberg hit solo homer off Ryan Dempster (5-7).

Pirates 3, Tigers 1

Detroit Josh Fogg allowed two hits over seven innings, and Pittsburgh beat Detroit. The win was just Pittsburgh’s fourth in 14 games, while the Tigers have lost eight of nine. Fogg (8-6) gave up a homer to Brandon Inge in the seventh but didn’t give up much more. Mark Redman (3-8) allowed three runs two earned on nine hits in seven innings for Detroit. He struck out seven without walking a batter. Mike Williams pitched a scoreless ninth for his 22nd save.

Mariners 6, Rockies 2

Seattle Joel Pineiro pitched a six-hitter to win his fourth straight start, and Bret Boone hit a three-run homer. The AL West-leading Mariners stretched their winning streak to four games with their 50th victory, while the Rockies dropped their fourth in a row. Both runs off Pineiro (8-3) came on homers. The Rockies got Larry Walker’s 17th of the season in the fourth and a 421-foot shot to center from Benny Agbayani in the fifth to tie it at 2.

Dodgers 7, Angels 5

Anaheim, Calif. Pinch-runner Cesar Izturis scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning on a routine fly that dropped in right-center field, and Eric Gagne got four outs for his major league-leading 29th save. Before a lively sellout crowd of 43,690 that appeared equally divided between Angels and Dodgers fans, Los Angeles increased its NL West lead to 31/2 games over Arizona.

Athletics 10, Giants 6

Oakland, Calif. Mark Mulder won his seventh straight start as Oakland snapped a three-game losing streak. Mulder (9-4) cruised through the first eight innings, but gave up four hits in the ninth before giving way to Mike Venafro with one out remaining. Venafro struck out Barry Bonds to end it. Mulder gave up nine hits and six runs four earned in matching a career high with the seven-start winning streak, from July 6 to Aug. 12 last year.

National League

Cardinals 3, Reds 2

St. Louis Placido Polanco hit a tiebreaking RBI double as St. Louis won in a showdown for first place in the NL Central. Albert Pujols drove in two runs for the Cardinals, who had lost three of four after the death of pitcher Darryl Kile last Saturday. St. Louis is 7-3 against Cincinnati and two games ahead in the division after snapping the Reds’ three-game winning streak. Jason Simontacchi (6-1), a 29-year-old rookie, is 2-0 with a 2.45 ERA against the Reds.