The yankees vs mets matchup opened the Subway Series at Citi Field with the Yankees beating the Mets 5-2, ending New York's brief Mets winning streak, as reported in the game recap.
Yankees right-hander Cam Schlittler dominated, working 6 1/3 innings while allowing one earned run, two hits, two walks and striking out nine, according to the game report.
Juan Soto supplied the Mets' lone early damage with a seventh inning solo home run, his sixth of the season and the 250th of his career, as noted in the recap.
Mets starter Clay Holmes suffered his shortest start and took the loss, yielding four earned runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out a season-high eight in 4 1/3 innings, the report said.
The Yankees built their lead with a three-run third inning, when Ben Rice and Aaron Judge singled before Cody Bellinger hit an RBI double and Jazz Chisholm followed with a two-run double, the recap detailed.
New York added a run in the fifth on a Spencer Jones RBI single charged to Holmes, and Ben Rice hit a 14th-inning home run off Craig Kimbrel in the ninth to widen the gap, the game coverage recorded.
Times Square Broadcast And Rivalry Weekend Promotions
Apple TV will broadcast the entire Mets-Yankees game on a Times Square billboard that spans a city block, the move was announced in an MLB press release and described by The Sporting News.
The Times Square showing goes live at the same time as first pitch, scheduled for 7:15 p.m. in Queens, and aims to draw Manhattan locals and tourists who might not travel to Citi Field, as reported by MLB and The Sporting News.
The billboard stunt forms part of MLB's Rivalry Weekend, a promotion that also includes other events and giveaways, according to the league release.
MLB listed additional Rivalry Weekend activities such as the City of Chicago Pipe Band performing outside Rate Field before the White Sox and Cubs game, a Cleveland Guardians celebration tied to their 2016 ALCS season with a Rajai Davis bobblehead giveaway, and the Padres and Mariners competing for the Vedder Cup guitar trophy, the league said.
Context for the series included notes that the Yankees had recently lost six of eight games yet remained ahead in divisional positioning, and that the Mets entered the matchup with just 16 wins, placing them at the bottom of their division, as reported in the background coverage.
