Mets Beat Yankees 6-3 as Weaver Escapes Bases-Loaded Jam and Vientos Drives In 3
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Updated · Newsday · May 17
Mets Beat Yankees 6-3 as Weaver Escapes Bases-Loaded Jam and Vientos Drives In 3
15 articles · Updated · Newsday · May 17
Luke Weaver entered with the bases loaded and none out in the seventh and stranded all three runners, then added a scoreless eighth to stabilize a taxed Mets bullpen.
Mark Vientos drove in 3 runs, including a two-run double in the fifth that restored a 5-2 cushion after Carlos Rodón's wild pitch and throwing error helped spark a two-run third.
Devin Williams closed with a perfect ninth for his sixth save, while the Yankees went 0-for-3 in the seventh jam and stranded 11 runners overall.
The 6-3 win lifted the Mets to 19-26 and gave them their first victory since early April over a team currently above .500, hours after Clay Holmes' fractured fibula darkened the clubhouse.
Can Luke Weaver's clutch performance against his old team finally solve the Mets' lingering bullpen problems?
Did the Yankees' bases-loaded failure reveal a fatal flaw that could derail their entire season?
Is Mark Vientos's recent power surge a true breakout, or is this just another temporary hot streak?