Luke Weaver was a pleasant dream for his latest team and a nightmare for his old one Saturday night.<\/p>\n
Carson Benge\u2019s muff on a fly ball resulted in an error in the seventh inning, leaving the Yankees ready to pounce. With one run already across and nobody out, Weaver entered with the bases loaded and produced his signature moment to date in a Mets uniform.<\/p>\n
The right-hander struck out Amed Rosario and Trent Grisham before getting Anthony Volpe to hit a ground ball for the final out, averting crisis. The Mets held on for a 6-3 victory at Citi Field, setting up a Subway Series rubber game Sunday.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a cool moment and that is why you play the game,\u201d Weaver said. \u201cThings that kind of come out of you, the moment gets big, you try to find a way to channel it, not panic, not get stressed out. It\u2019s pretty stressful.\u201d<\/p>\n
Weaver, who signed a two-year contract worth $22 million with the Mets last offseason after the Yankees showed only mild interest in retaining him, wasn\u2019t finished after saving the Mets in the seventh. <\/p>\n
He returned for the eighth and pitched a scoreless inning, highlighted by his sprint to cover first base that completed a 3-6-1 double play on Ben Rice\u2019s grounder.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnicorn stuff; he\u2019s great,\u201d Juan Soto said of Weaver. \u201cHe comes in and shows no fear and attacks the hitters and gets the job done. It\u2019s cool to see.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Mets, who won for the fourth time in five games, received a big night from another former Yankee: Soto reached base four times to lead the offensive attack. If that wasn\u2019t enough, Devin Williams \u2014 who pitched last season in The Bronx \u2014 got the final three outs for the save.<\/p>\n
Juan Soto singles during the Mets\u2019 6-3 win over the Yankees on May 16, 2026 at Citi Field. Jason Szenes for the NY Post<\/p>\n
The victory lifted the Mets a day after Clay Holmes was lost to a right fibula fracture, another jolt to a team besieged by injuries.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I saw [Holmes] I said, \u2018That was in honor of you. I even had your name written in my hat\u2019 \u2014 which I didn\u2019t,\u201d Weaver said. \u201cBut it just felt right to say; kids don\u2019t lie to your parents. But we just try to pick each other up.\u201d<\/p>\n
Carlos Rod\u00f3n, in his second start for the Yankees since returning from offseason elbow surgery, threw 88 pitches over 3 \u00b2\/\u2083 innings and allowed three runs (two earned) on three hits and three walks with six strikeouts.<\/p>\n
Brett Baty reacts after hitting an RBI double during the Mets\u2019 win over the Yankees. Jason Szenes for the NY Post<\/p>\n
Rod\u00f3n gifted the Mets two runs in the third to put the Yankees in a 2-1 hole. After Benge delivered a two-out double and Bo Bichette and Soto walked to load the bases, Rod\u00f3n unleashed a wild pitch. Rod\u00f3n fielded the carom bare-handed and attempted to nail Benge at the plate, but threw wild. Bichette also scored.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was a stupid play,\u201d Rod\u00f3n said. \u201cI tried to make a superhero play. That\u2019s one I have got to eat.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Mets got frisky again with two outs in the fourth. Rod\u00f3n walked Austin Slater before Brett Baty\u2019s ensuing RBI double placed the Yankees in a 3-1 hole.<\/p>\n
Mark Vientos rips a two-run double during the Mets\u2019 win over the Yankees. Jason Szenes for the NY Post<\/p>\n
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Mark Vientos\u2019 two-run double in the fifth widened the Yankees\u2019 deficit to 5-2. <\/p>\n
Benge, who finished the night with three hits, singled to begin the rally and Soto walked against lefty Brent Headrick before Vientos\u2019 smash eluded the diving Rosario at third base to bring in both runners.<\/p>\n
David Peterson created plenty of traffic in his appearance, allowing six hits and three walks that produced the Yankees\u2019 two runs over four innings. <\/p>\n
Carlos Rod\u00f3n (55) reacts during the Yankees\u2019 May 16 loss to the Mets. Jason Szenes for the NY Post<\/p>\n
The lefty threw 82 pitches in his third straight outing in a bulk relief role.<\/p>\n
Aaron Judge doubled leading off the seventh and Cody Bellinger\u2019s fly to right should have been the first out. <\/p>\n
But the ball ticked off Benge\u2019s glove for an error, allowing Judge to score. <\/p>\n
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Brooks Raley drilled Paul Goldschmidt and allowed a bunt single to Jazz Chisholm Jr. that loaded the bases before departing with nobody out. Weaver got the next three outs, without a run scoring.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s the game right there,\u201d manager Carlos Mendoza said. \u201cIt\u2019s a completely different game if we catch that ball in right field. I am glad that guys could pick other guys up and that\u2019s what it\u2019s all about.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Luke Weaver was a pleasant dream for his latest team and a nightmare for his old one Saturday…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":802526,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5122],"tags":[3090,5229,33900,1266,405,403,1305,2228,5226,5225,5228,5227,62,30700,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":["post-802525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-aaron-judge","tag-america","tag-mark-vientos","tag-mlb","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-mets","tag-new-york-yankees","tag-newyork","tag-newyorkcity","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-sports","tag-subway-series","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/802525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=802525"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/802525\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/802526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=802525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=802525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=802525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}