With their dominating 12-3 win within the Bronx on Wednesday night time, the New York Mets clinched their first Subway Sequence sweep of the New York Yankees since 2013. 

The Mets took their two house video games in opposition to the Yankees on June 25 and 26, after which on Tuesday they eked out a 3-2 win at Yankee Stadium. Wednesday’s sweep-ensuring win means the Mets have outscored the Yankees 36-14 in these 4 video games this season. That is notable as a result of the Mets have not loved an excessive amount of head-to-head success in opposition to their crosstown rivals. As James Smyth lately famous, the Mets have now gained simply 5 of 28 interleague Subway Sequence. The Yankees have gained 10, and on 13 events the 2 groups break up the 4 video games. 

In Wednesday’s romp, the Mets mashed 5 house runs, three of which got here on the expense of Yankees ace Gerrit Cole. Shortstop Francisco Lindor had two of them to offer him 21 for the season. In doing so, Lindor, who’s performed at an MVP stage for the reason that center of Could, joined elite historic firm: 

On the Yankees’ aspect of issues, Juan Soto went 2 for 3 with a homer, a double, and a stroll. As for Cole, he now has an ERA of 5.40 for the season. The struggles of the reigning American League Cy Younger winner are very doubtless associated to a spring elbow damage that pushed again his season debut till June 19. 

The win for the Mets was a big one in different methods. At 53-48 they’re now 5 video games over .500 for the primary time this season. That is a outstanding turnaround for a membership that, as lately as June 2, was 11 video games below .500 and searching like a deadline vendor. Since that low level, they’re 29-13. Now they’re in second wild-card place within the Nationwide League and simply 1 ½ video games behind the second-place Braves within the NL East. 

As for the Yankees, they are a meager 6-12 in July, however they continue to be in playoff place and inside shut vary of the AL East-leading Orioles.