Mets Beat Yankees 6-3 Behind Clutch Hitting From Vientos And Strong Work By Bullpen

 

Mets 1B Mark Vientos (Photo Credits to Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the New York Yankees 6-3 tonight at Citi Field and improved their record to 19-26.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first two innings and then broke through in the bottom of the third.

Brett Baty struck out to lead off the inning and then catcher Luis Torrens also struck out, but RF Carson Benge followed with a double. SS Bo Bichette and LF Juan Soto followed with walks of their own to load the bases.

Yankees LHP Carlos Rodon then threw a wild pitch too high for catcher Austin Wells that all went the way ball behind home plate to score Benge. Rodon then made a poor throw to the plate past Wells which allowed Bichette to score a run as well.

In the bottom of the fourth, D.H. Austin Slater walked with two outs and then 3B Brett Baty followed with a RBI double.

In the bottom of the fifth, Benge led off with a single and two batters later, Soto walked. 1B Mark Vientos came up next and delivered a much needed two-run double down the left field line.

In the bottom of the seventh, Benge led off with an infield hit and two batters later, Soto singled. Vientos came up next and drove in his third run of the game with a RBI ground-out.

Mets reliever RHP Huacar Brazoban got the start as an "opener" and did a fine job retiring all four hitters he faced.

LHP David Peterson came in next with one out in the top of the second and gave up a lead-off double to 2B Jazz Chisholm Jr and two batters later, a RBI single to CF Trent Grisham.

Peterson was able to settle down after that with a scoreless top of the third and had a 1-2-3 top of the fourth.

Peterson got into trouble in the top of the fifth after he hit DH Ben Rice and walked RF Aaron Judge. Two batters later, Peterson gave up a RBI single to 1B Paul Goldschmidt, but then came back to strike out Chisholm Jr to end the inning.

Peterson came back out for the top of the sixth and gave up a lead-off double to former Met 3B Amed Rosario and then struck out Grisham and walked SS Anthony Volpe and was then taken out.

Peterson's final line was 4.0 innings, six hits, two runs, three walks and eight strikeouts. He picked up his second win.

LHP Brooks Raley came in next and struck out catcher Austin Wells and retired Wells on a ground-out to first to end the inning.

Raley stayed in for the top of the seventh and gave up a lead-off double to Judge and then was let down by his defense after Benge dropped a routine fly ball by LF Cody Bellinger which allowed Judge to score and advance Bellinger to second.

Raley then hit Goldscmidt and allowed Chisholm Jr to reach first on a bunt single to load the bases with no outs and was then taken out.

RHP Luke Weaver came in next with the bases loaded and no outs and then saved the game after he struck out Rosario and Grisham and got Volpe to ground out to short to end the threat.

Weaver stayed in for the top of the eighth and threw a scoreless inning.

RHP Devin Williams closed it out with a 1-2-3 top of the ninth and picked up his sixth save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday, May 17 at home against the Yankees at 1:40 p.m.