Mets Beat Yankees 3-2 Behind McNeil and Strong Bullpen

 

Mets 2B Jeff McNeil (Photo Credits to Brad Penner-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets beat the New York Yankees 3-2 tonight at Yankee Stadium for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 52-48.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first four innings against RHP Luis Gill, but then came alive in the top of the fifth.

2B Jeff McNeil led off with an infield hit and then catcher Luis Torrens and RF Tyrone Taylor followed with singles to load the bases.

Two batters later, SS Francisco Lindor was hit by a pitch to bring in a run, but then LF Brandon Nimmo and DH J.D. Martinez struck out to end the inning.

In the top of the sixth, 1B Pete Alonso led off with a double and two batters later, McNeil hit a two-run homer for his fourth homer since the All-Star break.

LHP Jose Quintana started out with a scoreles bottom of the first and then gave up a solo homer to 2B Gleyber Torres in the bottom of the second.

Quintana was able to settle down after that with scoreless innings in the bottom of the third, fourth and fifth and was taken out after the inning.

His final line was five innings, three hits, one run, five walks and six strikeouts.

He picked up his fifth win and lowered his ERA to 4.02.

RHP Adam Ottavino came in next in the bottom of the sixth and gave up two hits and a walk with a RBI double to LF Alex Verdugo and was taken out with one out in the inning.

LHP Alex Young followed and was able to get the last two outs in the inning.

RHP Dedniel Nunez came in next and continued his success with a scoreless bottom of the seventh.

RHP Phil Maton threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

LHP Jake Diekman came on in the bottom of the ninth and walked RF Juan Soto with one out, but then came back to strike out CF Aaron Judge and retire 1B Ben Rice on a ground-out to close out the victory and pick up his fourth save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Wednesday, July 24 at the Yankees at 7:05 p.m.