The New York Mets took the first Subway Series of the season over the New York Yankees in dramatic fashion on Sunday, winning 7-6 in 10 innings.
With runners on first and third and one out, rookie Carson Benge hit a chopper over Yankees reliever Tim Hill. Yankees infielders Anthony Volpe and Max Schuemann collided trying to field the ball, allowing Marcus Semien to score the winning run.
"Once it went over the pitcher's head I kind of knew," Benge said.
The Yankees held a 6-3 lead entering the bottom of the ninth. With two outs, Tyrone Taylor crushed a three-run homer off David Bednar to tie the game. It was Taylor's third home run of the season.
"I didn't know it was going to stay fair," Taylor said.
Bednar blew his second save of the season, raising his ERA to 4.95. "It’s unacceptable, especially in that spot," he said.
The Yankees finished a nine-game road trip 2-7 and now return home to face the Toronto Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Rays. Aaron Judge emphasized the need to move on quickly. "We've got to have a short memory, because we've got a big division opponent coming in."
Mets manager Carlos Mendoza praised his team's resilience: "We get down. We get punched in the face. We get back up."