Until about 9:30 Sunday night, it appeared to be business as usual at Citi Field.
The day had started out with more bad news for the beleaguered Mets — their injured left-fielder, Yoenis Cespedes, had suffered a setback in his minor-league rehabilitation from a hip flexor injury — and only got worse in the first inning of their game against the Yankees when second baseman Asdrubal Cabrera, one of the best hitters in their often-punchless lineup, slipped on his way out of the batter’s box.
Three innings later, Cabrera was out of the game with a tight left hamstring and the Mets were forced to put Jose Reyes — who was batting all of .