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Yankees Blow 6-3 Lead In Brutal Subway Series Loss To Mets

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Yankees Blow 6-3 Lead In Brutal Subway Series Loss To Mets

The Yankees had this game. That is what makes this one disgusting.

The Yankees did not just lose 7-6 to the Mets in 10 innings at Citi Field. They gave one away. They had the lead. They had the game lined up. They had a 6-3 advantage going into the bottom of the 9th.

And then David Bednar blinked.

With two outs in the 9th, Tyrone Taylor jumped on a first-pitch curveball and sent it just inside the left-field foul pole for a game-tying 3-run homer. Just like that, a Yankees win turned into another ugly chapter on a road trip that has gone completely sideways.

The Yankees Built The Lead

Ben Rice got the Yankees on the board with his 15th home run of the season in the 3rd inning, continuing to be one of the few bats giving this lineup real impact.

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Then came the 6th inning, where the Yankees finally put pressure on the Mets. Cody Bellinger walked. Jazz Chisholm walked. Paul Goldschmidt was hit by a pitch. Anthony Volpe came through with a big 2-run single, Amed Rosario added a sacrifice fly, and a Mets error helped another run score.

Volpe had one of his better games, going 2-for-3 with a double, 3 RBI, 2 walks, and a run scored. That is the kind of production the Yankees badly needed from the bottom of the order.

They added another run in the 7th when Volpe drew a bases-loaded walk, making it 6-3.

At that point, you are supposed to finish the game.

Then The 9th Happened

Bednar came in with a 3-run lead and could not close it.

Carson Benge singled. Bo Bichette singled. Juan Soto reached on a fielder’s choice. Mark Vientos struck out, and for a second it looked like the Yankees might escape.

Nope.

Taylor crushed the first pitch he saw, and Citi Field exploded. A 6-3 Yankees lead became a 6-6 game.

You cannot make this stuff up.

The 10th Was Just As Bad

The Yankees had Ryan McMahon start the 10th on second and still came away with nothing. Max Schuemann struck out. Volpe walked. Austin Wells grounded into a double play.

Brutal.

Then the Mets moved Marcus Semien to third on a sacrifice bunt, loaded the moment with pressure, and Benge hit a bouncer back up the middle. Volpe and Schuemann collided trying to make the play, Semien scored, and the Mets walked it off.

This Road Trip Was A Disaster

The Yankees finished the trip 2-7. That is not a little hiccup. That is a rough stretch, especially for a team that had been playing like one of the best clubs in baseball.

The offense only had 6 hits. The lineup drew 9 walks and still left 15 men on base. That is the part that drives you crazy. They had chances all night.

Bellinger walked 3 times. Chisholm reached 4 times. Volpe reached 4 times. And somehow, this still became a loss.

That is bad situational baseball.

Final Word

The Yankees are now 28-19, and yes, the record is still solid. But this loss was ugly. No sugarcoating it.

You cannot blow a 3-run lead in the 9th, waste extra-inning chances, and then act like it was just one of those games.

This was a Subway Series gut punch.

And after a 2-7 road trip, the Yankees need to get home and clean this up fast.

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