Mets run out of outs against Yankees bullpen as comeback falls just short

Yankees 6 Mets 4 (Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, NY)

Mets record: 68-79

Mets streak: Lost 1

WP - Carlos Rodon (8-3)

LP - Nolan McLean (11-9)

SV - David Bednar (33)

Seat on the Korner: Carlos Rodon

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Carlos Rodon threw a gem tonight, going 6 and 1/3 innings and giving up just one earned run (two total) on three hits, a walk, and eight strikeouts. It was the first time that Rodon threw a pitch in the 7th inning all season, and it was good enough to lead the Yankees to a 5-3 victory as the Yankee bullpen barely held on for the win.

Need to Know

• Before the game, the Yankees and Mets commemorated the tragic events of 9/11/2001 by remembering those that were lost on that day and beyond with a moment of silence and a ceremony featuring former Yankees from the 2001 team.

• The Mets and Yankees wore commemorative caps honoring the FDNY, NYPD, PAPD, and other first responder groups.

• Nolan McLean threw 101 pitches in five innings and gave up 5 runs on 10 hits and a walk while striking out five. It marks the first time McLean has given up 10 hits all season, and the first game since August 6th that McLean gave up more than two runs in a game.

• The Mets missed out on a chance for their first five game winning streak of the season.

• Jack Weisenburger pitched three good innings to save the rest of the bullpen ... giving up one run on three hits while striking out two.

• Ben Rice had three hits including a home run, and Luis Garcia Jr. also chipped in three hits. Spencer Jones and Cody Bellinger had two hits each, with one of Bellinger's hits being a big three run homer.

Turning Point

Seventh inning, Rodon gives up a hit to Carson Benge and is taken out. Former Met Paul Blackburn with his 1.70 ERA comes into the game and walks Marcus Semien, gets an out on a fielders choice, and then gives up an RBI single to A.J. Ewing to make it 5-2. Then Blackburn walks Francisco Alvarez to load the bases. Out goes Blackburn, and in comes Brett Headrick to face Francisco Lindor as the go-ahead run. The count then goes to 3-2 ...

And then some dope runs on the field because the game is all about him. Biggest moment of a game that has extra significance, and this guy's moron gene flares up. I don't think they beat these idiots in the basement anymore, and that might be unfortunate.

So after that delay, Lindor nails the first pitch after the unnecessary delay, and this happens ...

Three Keys

An Away Game

Almost every hit the Yankees got from the start of the game through Ben Rice's home run in the 5th was on a pitch on the outer half. Rice's single in the first. Bellinger's single in the first. Spencer Jones' RBI single in the first. Bellinger's homer, which was down, was also on the outer half. Rice's homer in the 5th

Combine this with McLean's trouble this season in the first couple of innings (his ERA is over 3 in the first two innings while it's under 3 every inning from 3-6), and you have a recipe for an off game.

Also, never throw the ball towards the bottom of the zone to Cody Bellinger. Ever.

That was the first home run that McLean had given up on a curveball this season, and it was the big blow in the Yankees victory.

The Assault on the Bullpen Falls Just Short

Similar to the 7th, the Mets rallied in the 8th to get the go-ahead run to the plate against Headrick. A single by Bo Bichette and two walks loaded the bases for Semien with one out. Aaron Boone then brought in closer David Bednar for the five out save. Bednar got Semien on a sac fly, then got Jared Young to fly out to end the threat.

Then after the Yankees would tack on a run against Jack Weisenburger in the 8th, the Mets valiantly tried again to steal this game. A.J. Ewing got the run back against Bednar ...

Then after a single by Francisco Lindor, Juan Soto came up as the tying run in a delicious Subway Series moment. Delicious ... until it turned rancid.

Remembrance

As we remember 9/11/2001, here's a story that 1986 Met Bob Ojeda shared about that day with his daughter, their first public account of that day ...