a career high-five hits for brett gardner. gary sheffield hits another home run against his former team. one bad note for the yanks, xavier nady will be out for the season. they found out today he tore a ligament in his elbow. back to a-rod. he continues to climb the charts. number 11 now on the all-time list with six more at-bats as rafael palmeiro for tenth place. it's conceivable he could get into the top sixth before the year is done. >> ahead on espnews, plenty more baseball. you have to see lou piniella's reaction to milton bradley's latest temper tantrum. >> also, check in on the hottest team in baseball, and the team with the best interleague record this year. also on the way, the dodgers haven't missed a beat since manny ramirez was suspended going 26-18. friday they were on the verge of doing something they haven't done all season. >> tony stewart crashed during practice at loudon friday. we'll tell you why that won't affect his starting position come sunday. >> and why plaxico burress could be facing punishment befo

brett gardner had his first career five-hit game. the mets one through three hitters, 0 for 12, four strikeouts. mets also made three errors in a four-run yankees second inning. meanwhile a-rod continues to climb the home run charts, passes the yankee great in reggie jackson. next up for him, rafael palmeiro who sits at 569 home runs. lakewood five behind palmeiro. >> the phillies are the ultimate paradox, a first place team that's dropped 10-12. they lead the national league in home runs, yet lead the majors in home runs allowed. they have the best road record in the majors, but can't win at home. they have one of the best leadoff hitters in baseball, but they've benched jimmy rollins as cole hamels says "we're fortunate everyone in the n.l. east is playing really bad." hamels on the found, taken out in the fifth game, has words for home plate spire mark carlton. >> he was leaving anyway. >> exactly. he was arguing balls and strikes. rickey romero dealing for the jays. no-hitter into the seventh. broken up by chase utley. ryan howar

brett gardner makes the catch but hits the wall hard. manager joe girardi comes out.dner is carted off. the nationals win 3-0. the nats are the second worst team to shut out the yankees and the worst to win a series from the yankees in new york. here are notable rain delays that compare to the yankees' 5:26 delay. >> the phillies have put left fielder raul ibanez on the d.l. with a groin injury. in his first season in philadelphia, the 37-year-old ibanez began the day second in the national league with 22 home runs and 59 r.b.i.'s. john mabry jr. will take his place on the roster. blue jays going for a three-game sweep of the phils, 7-7 game, pinch-hitter rod barajas coming through in the pinch -- the former philly burning his old team with a solo home run to straightaway center and the jays win by the final of 8-7. jays finish off the sweep, the phils are a major league best 23-9 on the road but only 13-19 at home. "i'm tired of hearing about it," said ryan howard. i'm tired of talking about losing at home. >> free kick for brazil. we decided to spin the espn axis sh

brett gardner. nice grab. but he hits the wall hard. down on the ground for several moments.thing in pain. he would be carted off. the nationals go on to win it 3-0. joba chamberlain ends up taking the loss. his nine decisions are the fewest for any pitcher in his first 25 starts in mlb history. this was the first homerless game at the new yankee stadium. the yankees have lost back-to-back games against the nats, 18-46, with the win the nationals become the worst team to defeat the yankees in a series in new york and the third worst team ever to defeat the yankees in any series. thursday was a shutout win for the nats. washington has the second worst record of any team to shut out the yankees. >> the phillies have put left fielder raul ibanez on the d.l. with a groin injury. in his first season in philadelphia, the 37-year-old ibanez began the day second in the national league with 22 home runs and 59 r.b.i.'s. john mayberry jr. will take his place on the roster. blue jays go for the three-game sweep of the phils, top nine, 7-7 game. here is pinch-hitter rod barajas off ryan