Heroes, zeros and the inside pitch from the Mets’ 3-2 win over the Yankees on Saturday afternoon in the Subway Series in The Bronx:
Hero
On another rough day for Mets clutch hitting, Francisco Lindor lifted a sacrifice fly deep enough for Luisangel Acuña to score what became the game-winning run.
Zero
Aaron Judge’s still-absurd batting average slipped from .414 to .402 on an 0-for-5 afternoon in which he struck out three times, the last one swinging through an Edwin Díaz fastball to finish off the game.
Unsung hero
The Mets probably do not win the game without Huascar Brazobán, who helped Griffin Canning escape danger in the sixth and then retired the side in the seventh, his ERA down to 1.01.
Key stat
0 Times the Mets have lost three straight this season, the only MLB team to avoid the fate.
Quote of the day
“It’d be electric, but any chance we can avoid the Van Wyck, that’d be great.”
— Pete Alonso on the thought of a Subway Series World Series.
