NEW YORK — Eduardo Escobar broke the tie with a two-run homer in the first inning, and the New York Mets held on to defeat neighbors the Yankees 6-3 on Tuesday in a confrontation between two section leaders.
Aaron Judge and Anthony Rizzo quickly silenced the 42,364 fans at Citi Field with solo slaps on back-to-back pitches at the expense of Taijuan Walker (8-2).
Except that the Mets immediately responded with a four-run inning, starting with Starling Marte’s slap against Jordan Monttgomery (3-3).
Moments later, Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso took turns hitting doubles, then leading to Escobar’s long ball that put the hosts 4-2 up.
In 2021, the Mets had won four of their six meetings against the Yankees.
“If we were to meet in November, it would be really fantastic,” said Alonso. If that happens, the city will be on fire. »
Two of the most imposing power hitters in the Major Leagues were opposed in this meeting. Judge added a bombshell 38th this season, which leads MLB.
The Yankes’ No. 99 had also tied Alonso’s mark with an 82nd RBI, but the Mets first baseman was quick to add an 83rd to his record.
The Yankees entered the game with the best record in the Majors at 66-31, twelve and a half games ahead of their closest pursuers in the American East.
With this victory, the Mets, authors of the second best record in the National, retain a two-game priority over the Atlanta Braves.
Walker is undefeated in his last eight starts (5-0), allowing the Yankees three runs in six innings.
Late game specialist Edwin Diaz struck out four batters to record his 22nd save in 25 chances
In other matches:
Miami 2 – Cincinnati 1
MIA : Joey Wendle drove in the Marlins’ 2 runs on a 5th inning single.
CIN : Mike Moustakas hit his 6th home run of the season.
Atlanta 6 – Philadelphia 3
ATL : Manager Brian Snitker picked up a 500th victory. Michael Harris II and Matt Olson homered.
PHI : Kyle Schwarber hit his 31st home run. JT Realmuto was also the author of a long ball.
Pittsburgh 2 – Cubs de Chicago 4
PIT : Oneil Cruz drove in all of his club’s runs with a homer.
CHI : Seiya Suzuki homered. The Cubs won a 7th straight game and Willson Contreras may have played one last game with the Cubs in Chicago.
Minnesota – Milwaukee
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White Sox de Chicago – Colorado
CHI :
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San Francisco-Arizona
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Washington – LA Dodgers
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