A loss was inevitable.  You can win only so many games in a row.  Still, it always stings when you get shutout.

It stings even more when the Mets are responsible. 

Roger Clemens pitched well in his second start of the year, but Oliver Perez shut down the Yanks and Jose Reyes drove in two as the Mets snapped the the Yankees 9-game winning streak with 2-0 victory in the Bronx.  

The Good:

Roger Clemens.  The Yanks gave Clemens the Houston treatment on Friday night.  The Yankees best scoring opportunity came in the fourth when Miguel Cairo drilled a ball to left only to have Carlos Gomez make a great catch and rob Cairo of a three-run homer.  Clemens struggled in the early innings, but settled down and delivered his second straight quality start.  The Rocket couldn't get Jose Reyes out and it was enough to drop him to 1-1 on the year.  Clemens's totals: 6.1 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 8 K.  

The Bad:

Bobby Abreu.  Abreu wasn't "bad" on Friday, but his hitting streak ended at 13 with his 0 for 3 night. 

The Ugly:

Johnny Damon.  Damon was a late scratch with an abdominal strain.  It doesn't look serious, but any injury in the rib cage or abdominal area has the potential to linger.  Hopefully, it won't be the case with Damon.

Saturday afternoon will feature a match-up of pitchers on separate sides of their careers.  The Mets will send Tom Glavine and his 295 career wins to the mound while the Yanks counter with rookie Tyler Clippard and his 3 career wins.  Clippard defeated the Mets for his first career victory in May. 

A repeat performance will start a new Yankee winning streak.