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Mets swipe Subway Series after 'awesome' rally

ESPN · May 18, 2026, 12:29 AM · Also reported by 1 other source

Key takeaways

  • NEW YORK -- The Mets, less than 48 hours after plummeting to another low in their dismal season, left Citi Field on Sunday on a high.
  • With two outs in the ninth inning, Tyrone Taylor -- a glove-first reserve outfielder -- cracked a game-tying three-run home run off Yankees closer David Bednar.
  • The Mets had been 0-91 when trailing after eight innings since Game 3 of the 2024 Wild Card Series against the Milwaukee Brewers when Pete Alonso hit a go-ahead three-run home run off Williams, then the Brewers closer.

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NEW YORK -- The Mets, less than 48 hours after plummeting to another low in their dismal season, left Citi Field on Sunday on a high.

After losing not only the Subway Series opener Friday, but Clay Holmes, their best starting pitcher this season, for an extended period to a fractured fibula, the Mets rebounded to take the final two games over the Yankees, topped off by an improbable 7-6 comeback win in Sunday's series finale.

With two outs in the ninth inning, Tyrone Taylor -- a glove-first reserve outfielder -- cracked a game-tying three-run home run off Yankees closer David Bednar. Mets closer Devin Williams then, with runners on the corners and one out, induced an inning-ending double play in the 10th before Carson Benge delivered his second walk-off of the homestand to give the Mets their fifth win in six games. The Yankees, meanwhile, have dropped seven of nine.

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