For those of us hoping the offense’s production in the sweep over the Royals represented a turnaround in the team’s fortunes, today reminded us that three games against the second-worst team in baseball is perhaps not the best litmus test for an offense. Justin Verlander did what he normally does to the Yankees, holding them to two hits in six scoreless innings. By that point, the Mets were in full control thanks to Pete Alonso’s two home runs and five RBI, and they’d hold on to take the Subway Series opener, 9-3.
The Mets struck in the top of the first with Brandon Nimmo leadoff double against a mistake middle-middle 3-2 changeup.