Heroes, zeros and the within pitch from the Yankees’ 6-4 win over the Mets on Sunday afternoon within the Subway Collection in Queens:
Hero
Cody Bellinger’s defensive versatility has been on show all yr for the Yankees, by no means extra so than on Sunday, when he made a shoestring catch of Juan Soto’s sinking liner within the backside of the seventh after which made a powerful throw to first base to double off Francisco Lindor, with the Yankees and Mark Leiter Jr. attempting to guard a two-run lead.
Zero
Zach Pop, the newest short-term addition to the Mets’ ramshackle bullpen, had an unpleasant debut along with his new group, giving up three runs — and 5 hits — in simply 1 ⅓ innings, because the Mets weren’t capable of full a Subway Collection sweep with a bullpen recreation.
Unsung hero
Tim Hill entered with one on and two out within the backside of the seventh and pitched 1 ⅓ scoreless innings to get the Yankees to the ninth, nonetheless up by a pair of runs, earlier than Devin Willaims closed it for the save.
Key stat
3-3: The 2 groups cut up the Subway Collection throughout the common season.
All of the extra purpose for a rematch in October.
Quote of the day
“Contemplating the context of this week and all the pieces, that’s in all probability our play of the yr up to now.”
— Aaron Boone on Bellinger’s catch and throw that helped them finish a six-game dropping streak.
