The Mets didn’t just beat the Yankees on Saturday night - they hammered them 12-2 in Yankee Stadium and did it with six home runs. Francisco Lindor set the tone right away with a leadoff blast, then came back later to deliver the finishing blow with a grand slam. Zac Thornton gave the Mets exactly what they needed on the mound, working seven strong innings in a bounce-back win in the Subway Series.
Thornton’s outing and Lindor’s power display were the headliners in a game that swung heavily in the Mets’ favor after their loss the night before. The Mets were the ones grabbing the stage in Yankee Stadium, and they did it with a performance that showed why they’ve been one of the hottest teams since the trade deadline.
That run since the deadline has only sharpened the sense of what might have been if they had put it together earlier. It also feeds into the broader point that letting a player walk only works if you replace him, and David Stearns did not do that with Pete Alonso.
Around the National League East, the Braves put up eight runs in the fourth inning and beat the Phillies for the second day in a row. The Marlins erased back-to-back home runs in the first inning and went on to beat the Dodgers 4-3.
The Phillies, after an extra-inning game the day before, had to turn to a bullpen game when Jesús Luzardo was scratched, and it went badly. Luzardo did get encouraging news from his MRI and is not expected to go on the injured list.
The Nationals also found a way to win, taking a walk-off against the Angels even though their bullpen blew another lead.
Elsewhere around baseball, Yankees ace Gerrit Cole had no explanation for his latest rough outing against the Mets. Astros DH Yordan Álvarez and Rays outfielder Chandler Simpson are in a very unusual race for the AL batting title.
Six teams have stood out as the biggest surprises in the majors, for better and worse. The Rays, already playoff-bound, are still pushing for the division title.
And after a 20-0 rout of the Reds, the Brewers kept rolling with a 13-9 win.
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