Mets Beat Yankees 8-3 Behind A Five-Run Six Inning And Strong Pitching by Taijuan Walker

Mets SS Francisco Lindor (Photo Credits to Wendall Cruz-USA Today Sports) The New York Mets beat the New York Yankees 8-3 this afternoon at Yankee Stadium and improved their record to 42-36. The offense was held scoreless for the first four innings against starter LHP Jordan Montgomery and wasted several scoring opportunities, but came alive in the top of the fifth. CF Brandon Nimmo and SS Francisco Lindor singled with one out and then LF Dom Smith drove in the first run of the game with a RBI single. 1B Pete Alonso then walked and then catcher James McCann hit a RBI single. Dom Smith later came around to score on a wild pitch. In the top of the sixth, 2B Jeff McNeil, 3B Jose Peraza and Nimmo all singled to load the bases with no outs against former Met LHP Justin Wilson and then Lindor drew a based-loaded walk to bring in a run. Dom Smith then broke the game with a two-run double to the opposite field. Later in the inning, LF Kevin Pillar capped off the scoring with a two-run single. RHP Tijuan Walker cruised through the first five innings with pinpoint control on his fastball and slider, but in the bottom of the sixth, he gave up a solo homer to RF Aaron Judge and the gave up a single to RF Giancarlo Stanton with two outs and was taken out. RHP Miguel Castro came in next and ran into troube after he gave up a hit and walk and then gave up a two-run bloop single to 3B Gio Ursela and the run was charged to Walker. Walker's final line was 5.2 innings, 2 hits, 2 runs, 2 walks and 5 strikeouts. He picked up his seventh win and his ERA went up to 2.44. RHP Jeurys Familia came on and struck out LF Miguel Andujar to end the inning and then stayed in for the bottom of the seventh with a 1--2-3 inning. Familia retired all four batters he faced with three strikeouts. RHP Drew Smith closed it out with scoreless innings in the bottom of the eighth and ninth innings with two strikeouts. The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon at the Yankees in the first game of a day-night doubleheader at 2:05 p.m.