Overview
- The Mets, who trailed 6-3 Sunday, tied it on Tyrone Taylor’s two-out, three-run homer and beat the Yankees 7-6 in the 10th at Citi Field.
- The win ended a 96-game stretch without a victory when trailing after eight innings, with rookie Carson Benge pushing home the winner on a 10th-inning chopper.
- Following Sunday’s loss, the Yankees completed a 2-7 road trip and slipped three games behind the Rays, with the bullpen going 0-4 and posting a 5.40 ERA on the swing.
- Closer David Bednar’s ERA rose to 4.95 after the blown save, and multiple reports indicate the team lacks a clear in-house alternative as other late-inning arms have struggled.
- The Mets’ short-term lift has leaned on rookies A.J. Ewing and Benge even as injuries stack up, including starter Clay Holmes’ broken fibula that he said could require a plate, though doctors currently expect natural healing.
- Elsewhere in the NL Central race, Brewers star Christian Yelich completed a full pregame workout and was held out Saturday with a chance to return for the Twins series finale if he cleared that hurdle.