First-inning walks to Lindor and Alonso sandwiched Juan Soto's sacrifice bunt before Nimmo — without even finishing his swing — connected for his fourth career slam. It was his third of the season, matching a Mets record, and his third home run in four games.

Pete Alonso had two home runs and five RBIs to help the New York Mets extend their winning streak to four games with a 12-6 victory against the visiting New York Yankees on Saturday.

NEW YORK — Jeff McNeil hit a go-ahead, two-run homer off Luke Weaver in the seventh inning, leading the New York Mets over the Yankees 6-5 on Friday in a Subway Series opener between teams that faded badly after strong starts.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone says it's "pretty much inevitable" that pitcher Clarke Schmidt will undergo Tommy John surgery for a torn UCL in his pitching elbow.

Yankees pitcher Clarke Schmidt likely needs a second Tommy John surgery that would sideline him for the remainder of this season and much of next year, a huge blow to New York’s injury-riddled rotatio

The New York Yankees were dealt a crushing blow as manager Aaron Boone said reliable starting pitcher Clarke Schmidt will "likely" need Tommy John surgery.

SportsLine's model has simulated New York Yankees vs. New York Mets 10,000 times and released its MLB picks for Saturday's Subway Series matchup

The Yankees are now one game back of the Blue Jays in the AL East. It was their first four-game sweep in Toronto in franchise history.

If the New York Yankees haven't hit rock bottom yet, they're awfully close. Back on June 22, the Yankees were 45-32 and firmly in first place in the AL East. Fast forward to the present day, where they're now 48-40 and two games back of the Toronto Blue Jays in the standings.