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13-09-2026
In this Subway Series matchup, the New York Mets defeated the New York Yankees 12-2 at Yankee Stadium.Key highlights from the game:
- Francisco Lindor’s Standout Performance: Lindor set the tone immediately by hitting a leadoff home run off Gerrit Cole in the first inning. He capped off his day in the eighth inning with a grand slam, finishing with two home runs and five RBIs. It marked Lindor’s 24th career multi-homer game, his 8th career grand slam, and made him just the third Met in franchise historyjoining Mike Piazza (2000) and Carlos Delgado (2008)to hit a grand slam in the Bronx.
- Gerrit Cole Chased Early: Cole struggled on the mound, surrendering five runs and nine hits in just 4 1/3 innings to take the loss (falling to 8-9). His struggles in the Subway Series continued, dropping him to 0-3 with a 10.92 ERA and 10 home runs allowed across his last three starts against the Mets.
- Historic Mets Power Display: The Mets hit six home runs against the Yankees in a single game for the first time ever. Along with Lindor’s two blasts, home runs were hit by Luis Torrens (two-run shot), rookie Carson Benge (solo drive), Juan Soto, and Jared Young. The Mets finished with 13 total hits.
- Solid Outing by Zac Thornton: Mets rookie pitcher Zac Thornton earned the win (4-5) in his Subway Series debut, holding the Yankees to two runs on five hits through seven innings of work.
- Yankees’ Side: Cody Bellinger drove in both Yankees runs with a solo home run and an RBI single. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for the Yankees.