After a stirring last inning comeback in the final inning of game one of the day/night double header in the Bronx gave the Mets a series victory in the first installment of the 2021 Subway Series, all of the momentum seemed to be on the Mets’ side heading into the series finale.
The opportunity to sweep the series and push the Yankees below .500 would slip through the Mets’ fingers, however. The offense that put up 18 runs over the first two games of the series started slowly against Nestor Cortes. Meanwhile, the Yankees struck quickly in the second inning, with Gio Urshela putting a three run home run into the short porch in right to stake the Yankees to a 3-0 lead.