But he nearly matched Kuroda, who pitched two-hit ball for eight dominant innings, for the first six.
Minor (6-2) then pitched 7 1-3 innings of three-hit ball, and gave himself all the support he needed.
Rookie David Phelps started for the Yankees, throwing 3.2 innings of no-hit ball before allowing an RBI single.
Meanwhile, a hard-hit ball by Moustakas leading off the seventh inning caromed off Pettitte's glove and right to Robinson Cano.
Following a pair of poor starts, Gee (1-3) used an effective changeup to toss three-hit ball over 5 2-3 innings.
Wainwright pitched no-hit ball into the eighth inning and finished with a two-hitter Saturday against the suddenly punchless Colorado Rockies in a 3-0 victory.
Minor (6-2) then pitched 7 1-3 innings of three-hit ball, sending the Mets to their fifth loss in a row overall and eighth straight at Citi Field.
Hughes fired eight shutout innings of four-hit ball for his first win of the season, leading the New York Yankees past the Oakland Athletics 4-2 on Saturday.
Niese pitched one-hit ball for 4 2-3 innings, and the New York Mets roughed up Justin Verlander in an 11-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Monday.
Hughes fired eight shutout innings of four-hit ball for his first win of the season, leading the New York Yankees past Colon and the Oakland Athletics 4-2 on Saturday.
Griffin pitched six-hit ball into the eighth inning Friday night and Adam Rosales homered on CC Sabathia's first pitch, leading the Oakland Athletics to a 2-0 victory over the New York Yankees.
Harvey threw one-hit ball for nine innings in a nearly perfect performance and the New York Mets permitted just one baserunner all game in beating the White Sox 1-0 in the 10th Tuesday night.
Kuroda gave another steady performance Friday night, pitching two-hit ball for eight dominant innings and leading the Yankees to one more victory over Mark Buehrle and the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-0 to end a two-game skid.
Kuroda settled in after a rocky start to pitch four-hit ball through seven innings, Travis Hafner had three RBI singles and the New York Yankees used small ball to beat the Houston Astros 7-4 on Tuesday night.
"The best thing to do in that situation is relax, back your ability and then go out there and play the ball, hit the ball and keep things simple, " Pietersen said.
"He hit the ball probably in the worst place to hit, " Nadal said.
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On clay, the ball bounces much higher than on other surfaces, so players have to hit the ball at shoulder level.
"I'm excited, because I'm hitting the golf ball real well -- and at Olympic the people who have done well there have hit the ball well, " Woods said.
"He was trying to hit every ball as hard as he can, " Nadal said.
"I played well and hit the ball beautifully, but Martina played better today, " the 37-year-old said.
The genius of Lara is in his ability to hit the ball to space.
Then Mr. Kinzler hit a ball into the water on the ninth hole and made bogey.
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"I hit the ball really well this afternoon, " he told the PGA Tour's official website.
Sometimes I just need to shout something out or hit a ball well to get me going.
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"The leg strength you gained by skating seemed to help you hit the ball farther, " he says.
England seemed certain to lose by an innings, but Broad hit the ball so sweetly in a defiant last-wicket stand.
Lendl recently did his own informal survey of the parents of girls who hit the ball particularly long.
Serve-volleyers can have their way with it because if you hit the ball firmly it will stay low.
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