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The New York Yankees beat the New York Mets 6-5 as Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey allowed his first earned runs in more than a month.

Dickey, who entered the game with a Major League Baseball- best 11 wins and was coming off consecutive one-hitters, gave up five runs over six innings at Citi Field in New York. The knuckleballer’s streak of 44 2/3 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run ended when the Yankees scored four third- inning runs, including three on a home run by Nick Swisher.

Dickey trailed 5-1 before the Mets rallied for one run in the fifth inning and three more in the sixth against CC Sabathia to tie the score. Dickey, who had gone 6-0 with a 0.18 ERA over his previous six starts, issued three walks against the Yankees and also threw his first wild pitch of the season.

Mets relief pitcher Miguel Batista took the loss after giving up a solo home run to Robinson Cano in the top of the eighth inning to snap the 5-5 tie. The Yankees won the final two games of the interleague series after losing the opener.

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