New York Mets catcher Brian Schneider, right, tags out New York Yankees' Johnny Damon at the plate... 
(AP)
Oliver Perez shut down the slumping New York Yankees, Jose Reyes homered for the second consecutive game and the Mets cruised to an 11-2 rout Sunday night for a rain-shortened sweep of their crosstown rivals.
Ryan Church also homered and Moises Alou drove in three runs for the Mets, who beat Chien-Ming Wang and won a series at Yankee Stadium for only the second time since interleague play began in 1997. They took two of three in 2005.
This one was a two-game sweep after Johan Santana beat the Yankees 7-4 Saturday. Friday night's scheduled opener was rained out and is likely to be made up when the teams meet again June 27-29, possibly with a two-ballpark doubleheader.
Perez (4-3) pitched three-hit ball for a season-high 7 2-3 innings, handing the Yankees their fifth loss in six games. The so-called Bronx Bombers, missing injured sluggers Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada, have scored only 12 runs during that stretch while falling to a season-worst 20-24.
The margin Sunday night could have been bigger, too, if not for a blown call that cost Carlos Delgado a three-run homer. Perez won his second consecutive outing following a three-game skid, and the Yankees dropped to 4-10 against left-handed starters.
Wang (6-2) gave up seven runs and six hits in 7 2-3 innings, falling to 0-2 in his past three starts. Hideki Matsui homered for the Yankees.
The Mets loaded the bases in the fourth and took the lead on Church's RBI grounder. Alou followed with a two-run single to right on a half-swing, and Delgado sliced a line drive down the left-field line that should have been a three-run homer.
The ball barely skimmed over the wall, right above the white foul line painted on the padded blue fence, and glanced off the bottom of the foul pole, which is set back just a bit from the wall.
Third base umpire Mike Reilly originally signaled home run, but shortstop Derek Jeter argued and the umps quickly huddled before reversing the call — foul ball. Mets manager Willie Randolph argued to no avail.
