After taking three of four from the division-rival Phillies, the Mets lost the opener of the Subway Series on Monday night.
The Mets led early on fourth-innning solo home runs by Curtis Granderson and Yoenis Cespedes, but Aaron Judge homered in the sixth and Aaron Hicks and Gary Sanchez added eighth-inning blasts as the Yankees went on to a 4-2 win in the Bronx.
Despite the loss, the Mets are now 186-170 (.520 winning percentage) all-time in interleague games, the best among NL clubs.
However, they are now just 46-63 against the Yankees.
The Yankees entered Monday’s game with a record of 222-156 (.