No Winner in New York As Mets-Yankees Split Subway Series….Again

While many New York fans hoped for a winner from the Subway Series, they unfortunately won’t be getting one, as the two teams split the series for the second time this season.

There are no winners in New York right now, only the best of the worst and neither the Mets or the Yankees can decide who that is. With both games heavily favoring the other team, it really shows how hot and cold both these teams are.

One night they are hitting what seems like every pitch, then the next night it looks like they have never stepped up to the plate. The pain and suffering that many New Yorkers and the surrounding area had to endure during the second matchup between the Mets and Yankees is one that they will have to tolerate until they meet again next season.

As for what went down during game one and game two, let's review.

Game 1 Recap

Domingo German (5-7) took the mound for the Yankees for the first game of the Subway series against the Mets Justin Verlander (5-5).

First Inning

In the top of the first, German took the mound looking to have a 1-2-3 inning, but instead he gave up a leadoff double by Brandon Nimmo. German bounced back with back-to-back groundouts.

Just when German thought he had ended the inning with a popup catch in left-center field, the Yankees pulled a classic whose catch is it with three players watching the ball drop to the grass.

That'll work! pic.twitter.com/U1YmTs0i0n

— New York Mets (@Mets) July 25, 2023

Pete Alonso’s hit for the Mets allowed a runner to score to take an early 1-0 lead.

German was able to end the inning with a strikeout swinging.

In the bottom of the first, the Yankees did what they do best and produced nothing on offense. Jake Bauers struck out, Gleyber Torres hit a fly ball and Giancarlo Stanton was walked. With a runner on base, Anthony Rizzo struck out to strand Stanton and end the inning.

Second Inning

German looked fantastic in the top of the second, striking out all three batters he faced (Alvarez, Baty and Canha).

German gets Alvarez with a nasty curveball pic.twitter.com/Hgy1YztfgO

— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) July 25, 2023

In the bottom of the second, Verlander struggled for the Mets as he walked DJ LeMahieu to start the inning. Verlander then made up for it by forcing a ground ball which turned into a double play.

With no one on base, Billy McKinney hit a single to right field, but it was all for nothing as Anthony Volpe grounded out to end the inning.

Third Inning

German started the top of the third inning off strong with back-to-back outs (Groundout by Stewart, Nimmo strikeout), but then completely let it lose by allowing a double (Francisco Lindor), walk (Jeff McNeil) and then finally a home run (Alonso).

Polar Bear Blast in the BX! 🐻‍❄️ pic.twitter.com/gqE16VRNDw

— New York Mets (@Mets) July 25, 2023

The Yankees were completely off track after allowing four runs in just three innings with nothing to show for it on their end.

German ended the inning with a fly ball by Daniel Vogelbach.

The bottom of the third wasn’t anything good for the Yankees as Verlander started to show why he won the Cy Young award last year as he forced back-to-back fly balls. Verlander then let up a single from Torres to get the Yanks on base.

It didn’t really matter as Stanton grounded out to end the inning.

Fourth Inning

German continued to shine in the top of the fourth, going 1-2-3 through the Mets lineup with two strikeouts and a pop up.

In the bottom of the fourth, Verlander continued to be dominant, recording two strikeouts (McKinney, Bader) and a pop up (Rizzo) and allowing only one walk (LeMahieu).

Fifth Inning

German was a little shaky in the top of the fifth, allowing a leadoff ground rule double (Stewart). However, German went 1-2-3 after that with a pop up, ground out and line out.

In the bottom of the fifth, the Yankees offense showed some hope, thanks to a fielding error by Baty. The error allowed Volpe to reach first base safely.

Again, it was all for nothing as Kyle Higashioka and Harrison Bader struck out back-to-back and then Torres fouled out to end the inning.

Sixth Inning

The top of the sixth was a nightmare for the Yankees as German let up back-to-back homeruns to boost the Mets' lead to 6-0.

AGAIN! pic.twitter.com/km41EvphOu

— New York Mets (@Mets) July 26, 2023

BACK-TO-BACH. pic.twitter.com/mopGUJQ7Vm

— New York Mets (@Mets) July 26, 2023

German then bounced back by striking out the next two batters (Alvarez, Baty) and then finally ending the inning on a ground out (Canha).

German’s night was finished after the sixth, allowing seven hits, six earned runs and one walk, while recording nine strikeouts.

The Yankees had absolutely no response as Stanton grounded out, Rizzo hit a fly ball, LeMahieu walked and Bader hit a fly ball. Meaningless at bats continued for the Yankees as Verlander shuts them down one inning at a time.

Verlander’s night was done after the sixth after allowing two hits, no earned runs and four walks along with six strikeouts.

Seventh Inning

Nick Ramirez took the mound for the Yankees for the top of the seventh and looked goo to start. He forced a fly ball and then earned a strike out, but a hit by Lindor and an error by Volpe allowed the Mets to get a runner at second base.

Ramirez then let up a single, which brought in the runner at second to boost the lead to 7-0.

Adding a little McHits to the mix 👏 pic.twitter.com/aEFB5G4Ate

— New York Mets (@Mets) July 26, 2023

Ramirez was able to end the inning right after with a line out.

In the bottom of the seventh, the Yankees finally had some life to them as Isiah Kiner-Falefa got hit by a pitch by the Mets Brooks Raley.

With IKF at first, Volpe hit a double to right field to put the Yankees on the board.

WE SCORED A RUN pic.twitter.com/yFYfTQyYwi

— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) July 26, 2023

With a runner on second, Higgy earned a walk. Bauers then popped it up for the first out of the inning. With runners on first and second, Torres earned another walk to load the bases.

Stanton stepped up to the plate and hit a sac fly to move the runners and bring Volpe in to trim the Mets' lead to 7-2.

A hard hit sac fly for G and it's 7-2 Mets pic.twitter.com/aOLEaluIY8

— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) July 26, 2023

With a runner at third, Rizzo struck out to end the inning.

Eighth Inning

Ramirez stayed on the mound for the Yankees for the top of the eighth, which started with a leadoff double. After that, Ramirez went 1-2-3 with a groundout, strikeout and line out.

In the bottom of the eighth, the Yankees gave some hope to fans after LeMahieu grounded out. The Yankees stringed together a bunch of hits and walks to get something going, starting with a Bader single.

Right after, IKF singled and Volpe walked. With the bases loaded, Ben Rortvedt grounded to a fielder's choice, allowing Bader to score. The Mets' lead was cut down to 7-3.

Fielder's choice makes it 7-3 Mets pic.twitter.com/TAE6dlHWCU

— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) July 26, 2023

With runners at first and third, Bauers grounded out to end the inning and strand the runners.

Ninth Inning

Ron Marinaccio took the mound for the Yankees, hoping to keep the score where it was to give the Yankees a chance to rally in the bottom of the ninth, but his performance had other ideas.

Marinaccio started off strong with a strikeout, but then allowed a walk (Nimmo) and a single (Lindor.) A fielding error by Bader moved Nimmo from second to third, and then finally McNeil doubled to bring two runners in. The Mets got some insurance and boosted their lead to 9-3.

Add 'em on, Jeff 🐿️ pic.twitter.com/gx94FOFY44

— New York Mets (@Mets) July 26, 2023

Marinaccio was then replaced by Albert Abreu, who walked the first batter he faced and then hit the next one with a pitch. Thankfully, he was able to recover and end the inning with a strikeout and groundout.

In the bottom of the ninth, the Yankees were hoping to make something out of nothing but couldn’t do it, as Torres filed out, Stanton was walked, Rizzo filed out and LeMahieu struck out to end the inning and game.

A very discouraging performance from the Yankees as they snapped a three game win streak, but as for the Mets it was a great offensive explosion as Alonso was finally able to produce at the plate.

Game 2 Recap

Carlos Rodón (1-3) took the mound for the Yankees for the second and final game of the Subway series against the Mets José Quintana (0-2).

First Inning

In the top of the first, Rodón looked as sharp as he ever had with back-to-back strikeouts, a walk and a fly out to end the inning.

Rodón starts the night with a K! pic.twitter.com/ZH4q4Pn8v6

— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) July 26, 2023

Back-to-back K's! pic.twitter.com/UpSX4UBq5M

— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) July 26, 2023

In the bottom of the first, the Yankees got rolling as IKF and Torres hit back-to-back singles to get runners on first and third. Stanton then struck out and Rizzo grounded into a double play to end the inning with nothing.

Second Inning

Rodón continued to roll in the top of the second, going 1-2-3 through the Mets lineup with a fly out, and back-to-back ground outs.

In the bottom of the second, the Yankees offense exploded with a leadoff walk (LeMahieu), double (Bader) and walk (Volpe) to load the bases. Higgy then struck out to get the first out of the inning.

Oswald Peraza got the Yankees on the board first with a fielder’s choice ground out. IKF then hit a sac fly to bring in another run to give the Yankees the early 2-0 lead.

Small ball & slidin' 👊 pic.twitter.com/gOhR0OPjtk

— New York Yankees (@Yankees) July 26, 2023

A sac fly and a tremendous slide by Bader!! Yanks lead 2-0 pic.twitter.com/G07swoVp1s

— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) July 26, 2023

Right after Torres flew out to end the inning.

Third Inning

In the top of the third, Rodón’s hot streak ended after giving up a leadoff single, followed by a double and finally a sac fly to get the Mets on the board. The Mets now trailed the Yankees 2-1.

Jeff brings one back! 🐿️ pic.twitter.com/bKDD2TdKd1

— New York Mets (@Mets) July 27, 2023

Rodón recovered right after, forcing a groundout, a walk and a line out to end the inning.

The Yankees offense was nowhere to be found in the bottom of the third, going 1-2-3.

Fourth Inning

Rodón looked rocky in the top of the fourth after forcing a line out. Rodón hit the second batter with a pitch and then allowed a walk to the next batter. Thankfully, the Yankees defense had Rodón’s back as he forced a ground out which turned into a double play to end the inning.

The Yankees once again got to work in the bottom of the fourth, starting the inning off with an infield single by Bader, who was actually able to get to second base after a throwing error by Mark Vientos.

With zero outs and a runner on second, Volpe singled to right to bring Bader home, which boosted their lead to 3-1.

One more on the board 👏 pic.twitter.com/Fu3kVnyqqW

— New York Yankees (@Yankees) July 27, 2023

No more offensive production was to be had in the fourth as Higgy and IKF flied out, while Peraza struck out.

Fifth Inning

In the top of the fifth, Rodón looked solid with a leadoff strikeout. However, right after a fielding error by Peraza let Nimmo get on base. Rodón then gave up a single, but was able to end the inning with a line out and strikeout.

The bottom of the fifth was quiet for the Yankees, as they went down in order with two fly outs and a ground out.

Sixth Inning

Rodón started the top of the sixth on the mound, getting two quick outs (fly ball and line out), but after letting up a single, Yankees manager Aaron Boone called it a night for Rodón.

Rodón went 5.2 innings and gave up five hits, one earned run, and three walks along with four strikeouts. Michael King replaced Rodón on the mound and ended the inning with a pop up.

The bottom of the sixth started off good for the Yankees as LeMahieu earned a walk and Bader hit a single to right field. With runners on first and second, Volpe hit a fielder’s choice grounder, getting Bader out.

Higgy then struck out swinging while LeMahieu was called out at home trying to steal. The Yankees got nothing with runners in scoring position.

Seventh Inning

Wandy Peralta took the mound for the Yankees in the top of the seventh and looked great. He took down the Mets in order and recorded two strikeouts and a groundout.

The Yankees also had nothing going as Peraza popped up, IKF earned a walk and Torres grounded into a double play to end the inning.

Eighth Inning

In the top of the eighth, Tommy Kahnle took the mound for the Yankees and also took the Mets down in order with two ground outs and a strikeout.

The Yankees had no offensive production in the bottom of the eighth besides for a walk to LeMahieu. Stanton grounded out, Rizzo flied out and Bader popped it up to end the inning.

Ninth Inning

Clay Holmes took the mound for the Yankees and went 1-2-3 through the Mets lineup with two ground outs and a strikeout to win the ballgame.

A much better game for the Yankees and a big offensive bounce back from the night before. As for the Mets, game two was a huge let down after all the positives that were shown in game one.