“It’s a tough long run and also couldn’t get there,” Alonso said.

The hit came after pinch-hitter Jose Trevino’s twisting popup fell just fair next to Pete Alonso down the right-field line. 'We got it back.'īenintendi had his third straight big day at the plate, singling in the go-ahead run for a 3-2 lead in the seventh against Joely Rodríguez (0-3). I think it just took a little reminder of who we are and what type of baseball we play,' Judge said. “I think the swagger has always been there. Their only World Series meeting was the Bronx Bombers' five-game win in 2000.įollowing their summer slide, the Yankees have won three straight games for the only the second time since the All-Star break. The Mets (79-46) are two games ahead of Atlanta in the NL East. The Yankees (76-48), seeking their first title since 2009, lead the AL East by eight games. 'The environment felt so alive and electric, even by Subway Series standards,' Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. In a game full of crazy plays that included a pair of retro sacrifice bunts and a run-scoring mental gaffe by Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres, both teams fed off a boisterous crowd of 49,217, the most at Yankee Stadium in the regular season since the 2013 opener. “We hope that we do the things it takes to get a chance to hopefully come back to this place,” Mets manager Buck Showalter said. The go-ahead rally was boosted by a fluky popup that dropped for a single, and fans stood for nearly 20 minutes in the ninth inning anticipating the final out.įrancisco Lindor lofted Wandy Peralta's changeup for a routine fly to center, stranding the bases loaded and ending as scintillating a regular-season game as you'll see. The Yankees turned a pair of sparkling 6-4-3 double plays, Andrew Benintendi came through with another big hit and rookie right fielder Oswaldo Cabrera made three key contributions. Judge hit a 453-foot drive halfway up the bleachers for his major league-leading 48th home run and added an RBI single during a seventh-inning rally, boosting the New York Yankees past the Mets on Tuesday night for their second straight 4-2 win and a two-game sweep. “You’d like to think ahead a little bit, because of the pace they’re on and where we’re at, too,' Aaron Judge said, 'but we got to get there first.” NEW YORK - If this is what the regular season Subway Series was like, imagine the Yankees and Mets meeting in October for baseball's biggest prize.

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