Mets Rally to Win Subway Series Finale

The Mets entered the weekend with a 20-26 record, seven games behind the NL wild-card. A spate of injuries had already removed starter Clay Holmes (fractured right fibula), right-hander Kodai Senga and four position players, including shortstop Francisco Lindor, from the roster. The club had lost seven of nine games to the Yankees and was 0-91 when trailing after the eighth inning, a streak dating back to a 2024 wild-card series.

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Reserve outfielder Tyrone Taylor, noted for his defense, entered the ninth inning as a pinch-hitter. Yankees closer David Bednar, the team's primary late-inning reliever, was summoned with a three-run lead. Mets manager Carlos Mendoza oversaw the comeback, having voiced concern after Holmes’ injury.

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The Mets were 20-26; Bednar’s season line was a 4.98 ERA with a 1-3 record in 20 innings; Taylor had been 6-for-42 with a .348 OPS against right-handers and no homers before the ninth; the Yankees had a 96-game losing streak when trailing after the eighth.

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Taylor’s three-run homer ended the Yankees’ 96-game streak of losses when trailing after the eighth and set a record for the largest ninth-inning deficit overcome in Subway Series history. The win also snapped the Yankees’ winless run at Citi Field, delivering their first victory there since 2018 and providing a morale boost for a club battling injuries.

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Mets manager Carlos Mendoza praised the collective effort, noting the win ended a historic losing streak and stressing that the team must “play better, period” while focusing on controlling each game. Yankees closer David Bednar admitted his outing was “unacceptable,” expressed frustration and vowed to correct his approach.

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Analysts pointed to Bednar’s reliance on first-pitch curveballs, which had previously produced game-winning homers against the Mets and the Brewers. The Yankees also missed several scoring chances, including walks to Aaron Judge and Cody Bellinger and a failed double-play in the ninth.

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• “Awesome,” Taylor said. “That’s all I can say. This is awesome.” — Tyrone Taylor, Mets outfielder

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• “That's impressive, right?” Mendoza said. “That’s hard to do. Baseball, it’s hard to explain sometimes.” — Carlos Mendoza, Mets manager

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• “Getting to two strikes on the first guy and not being able to put him away… Overall it’s unacceptable, especially in that spot, it’s just very frustrating.” — David Bednar, Yankees closer

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• “I’ve had a lot of success with that pitch, and I trust my stuff implicitly. It’s more the position I put myself in.” — David Bednar

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The Mets start a six-game road swing against the Washington Nationals and Miami Marlins, hoping to extend the momentum. The Yankees open a series with the Toronto Blue Jays, aiming to rebound and restore closing reliability.

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