This is for bragging rights of New York,” said Scherzer, who has a 0.82 ERA in five starts on his birthday. Scherzer also worked out of trouble in the fifth, when DJ LeMahieu lined out to shortstop with two on, and sixth, when a frustrated Josh Donaldson slammed down his helmet after grounding out to the pitcher on a slider with runners at the corners. “I have to try and stay in my zone and he got me to expand a little bit and made some great pitches.” “He’s one of the best in the game for a reason,” Judge said. The three-time Cy Young Award winner walked coolly off the mound before emphatically slapping high-fives with teammates in the dugout. The first came with two on to end the third, and the last with runners at the corners to finish the seventh. Judge, who leads the majors with 38 home runs, fanned three times on sliders from Scherzer. We’ll power our way through it, there’s no question in my mind.” “We actually embrace a little bit of adversity. “We know we’re really good, and we know we’re going to hit a snag in the season," Boone said. They’ve dropped 10 of their last 15 games. Scuffling through an extended stretch for the first time all year, the AL East-leading Yankees finished a 2-5 road trip coming out of the All-Star break. The teams will play two more times this season in late August at Yankee Stadium. With the Mets’ triumph on this night, the Empire State Building in Manhattan was set to be lit in blue and orange.
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This series marked only the second time the city rivals were both in first place when they squared off - the other came in April 2015.
The Mets extended their NL East lead to three games over Atlanta with their seventh victory in the last nine meetings against the Yankees. Seth Lugo (2-2) struck out three in 1 2/3 scoreless innings for the win. “We like playing in situations like that,” he said through a translator. In the clubhouse, Mets players gifted Marte with an enormous, gaudy, green sombrero. “That’s all I wanted for my birthday, so that’s what we got,” Scherzer said. Marte was swarmed by excited teammates as the Mets celebrated their ninth walk-off win against the Yankees and first Subway Series sweep since May 2014 in the Bronx. Marte, who struck out his first three times up, then ripped a line drive into left field over a drawn-in infield. 9 batter Tomás Nido, who doubled and scored earlier.Įscobar held at third when Brandon Nimmo reached on an infield single that a lunging Peralta was unable to corral cleanly. Escobar advanced on a sacrifice bunt by No. We hit into some tough luck in some big spots.”Įduardo Escobar doubled on the first pitch from Wandy Peralta (2-3), who entered in the ninth on his 31st birthday. “I thought we had the right at-bats against Scherzer. “Actually, I thought we played a really good game,” Boone said. The Yankees went 0 for 15 with runners in scoring position during the series. Making his Subway Series debut, Scherzer permitted five hits over seven innings and struck out six - including Judge in two big situations. Pete Alonso homered early off Domingo Germán, and Francisco Lindor had an RBI single for the Mets before a sellout crowd of 43,693 at Citi Field. “It’s another great hitter," manager Aaron Boone said. “Just so strong mentally.”Īfter the game, the slumping Yankees boosted their lineup by acquiring All-Star outfielder Andrew Benintendi from the Kansas City Royals in a trade for three minor league pitchers. “Every time Max had to make a pitch, he made it,” Mets manager Buck Showalter said. Gleyber Torres tied it with a two-run homer off reliever David Peterson, normally a starter. Max Scherzer was marvelous on his 38th birthday, striking out Aaron Judge three times to help the Mets take a 2-0 lead into the eighth. Starling Marte singled home the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning, and the Mets beat the crosstown Yankees 3-2 Wednesday night for a two-game sweep. NEW YORK – With two first-place teams on the field, the New York Mets made this Subway Series a one-way ride.
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