For the second straight game, the New York Mets used an eighth inning offensive outburst to overcome a deficit and pull off a come-from-behind victory. This time, the team benefited from a three-run eighth to defeat the New York Yankees 4-2 in the first game of the series.
Zack Wheeler’s second start against the Yankees in 2019 went considerably better than his first, as he lasted 6.1 innings this time around while allowing two earned runs on five hits. He only really ran into trouble in the ninth, when he allowed three straight singles to start the inning.