For as explosive a start as this game got off to, you have to say that it staggered to the finish line. Two home runs apiece by the Yankees and Mets in the first inning set this up to be potentially one off the all-time classic Subway Series thrillers. However, a disaster start from Jordan Montgomery, baserunning blunders, and failure to cash in men on base doomed the Yankees to a 6-3 loss.
One of the prevailing storylines coming into this game was Taijuan Walker’s ability to keep the ball in the ballpark. Entering play, he was allowing the joint-fewest home runs per nine of any starter with at least 90 IP alongside NL Cy Young frontrunner Sandy Alcantara.