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New York Mets at New York Yankees

MLBSeptember 12, 2026Yankee Stadium78°F, cloudy, wind 10 mph out to LF

MetsFlushingNYMWon69-79

Mets 12, Yankees 2

Final
YankeesBronxNYY85-63
Score by inning
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NYM12101015112140
NYY000101000270

W Zac ThorntonL Gerrit Cole

Francisco Lindor hits two of Mets' six home runs in dominant 12-2 win over YankeesZac Thornton was terrific in a bounce-back start Saturday afternoon and the Mets slugged six home runs, including three off Gerrit Cole, in a 12-2 Subway Series victory over the Yankees at Yankee Stadium.Recap · Yahoo Sports — MLB

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Francisco Lindor homers (19) on a fly ball to right field.
  2.  Juan Soto grounds out, second baseman Anthony Volpe to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt.
  3.  Bo Bichette lines out to right fielder Heliot Ramos.
  4.  Carson Benge grounds out, first baseman Paul Goldschmidt to pitcher Gerrit Cole.

Bot 1st

  1.  Paul Goldschmidt grounds out, shortstop Francisco Lindor to first baseman Jared Young.
  2.  Aaron Judge called out on strikes.
  3.  Cody Bellinger flies out to center fielder A.J. Ewing.

Top 2nd

  1.  Jared Young singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Heliot Ramos.
  2.  Marcus Semien flies out to right fielder Heliot Ramos.
  3.  A.J. Ewing called out on strikes.
  4.  Luis Torrens homers (9) on a line drive to left field. Jared Young scores.NYM 78%
  5.  Nick Morabito singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Spencer Jones.
  6.  Francisco Lindor singles on a ground ball to right fielder Heliot Ramos. Nick Morabito to 2nd.
  7.  Juan Soto called out on strikes.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Heliot Ramos strikes out swinging.
  2.  Amed Rosario flies out to center fielder A.J. Ewing.
  3.  Spencer Jones called out on strikes.

Top 3rd

  1.  Bo Bichette grounds out, second baseman Anthony Volpe to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt.
  2.  Carson Benge homers (17) on a fly ball to right center field.NYM 88%
  3.  Jared Young singles on a ground ball to right fielder Heliot Ramos.
  4.  Marcus Semien flies out to left fielder Cody Bellinger.
  5.  A.J. Ewing grounds out, second baseman Anthony Volpe to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt.

Bot 3rd

  1.  George Lombard Jr. grounds out, shortstop Francisco Lindor to first baseman Jared Young.
  2.  Anthony Volpe flies out to right fielder Carson Benge.
  3.  Austin Wells flies out to left fielder Nick Morabito.

Top 4th

  1.  Luis Torrens strikes out on a foul tip.
  2.  Nick Morabito grounds out, second baseman Anthony Volpe to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt.
  3.  Francisco Lindor strikes out swinging.

Bot 4th

  1.  Paul Goldschmidt doubles (12) on a line drive to left fielder Nick Morabito.NYM 83%
  2.  Aaron Judge flies out sharply to center fielder A.J. Ewing. Paul Goldschmidt to 3rd.
  3.  Cody Bellinger singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. Paul Goldschmidt scores.
  4.  Heliot Ramos strikes out swinging.
  5.  Amed Rosario lines out sharply to center fielder A.J. Ewing.

Top 5th

  1.  Juan Soto doubles (10) on a line drive to right fielder Heliot Ramos.
  2.  Bo Bichette lines out to right fielder Heliot Ramos. Juan Soto to 3rd.
  3.  Carson Benge singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Spencer Jones. Juan Soto scores.
  4.  Jared Young flies out to center fielder Spencer Jones.
  5.  With Marcus Semien batting, Carson Benge picked off and caught stealing 2nd base, second baseman Anthony Volpe.

Bot 5th

  1.  Spencer Jones singles on a line drive to right fielder Carson Benge.
  2.  George Lombard Jr. pops out to third baseman Bo Bichette in foul territory.
  3.  Anthony Volpe flies out to right fielder Carson Benge.
  4.  Austin Wells flies out to center fielder A.J. Ewing.

Top 6th

  1.  Marcus Semien flies out to right fielder Heliot Ramos.
  2.  A.J. Ewing strikes out swinging.
  3.  Luis Torrens grounds out, third baseman Amed Rosario to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt.

Bot 6th

  1.  Paul Goldschmidt grounds out, pitcher Zac Thornton to first baseman Jared Young.
  2.  Aaron Judge grounds out to shortstop Francisco Lindor.
  3.  Cody Bellinger homers (15) on a fly ball to right center field.NYM 89%
  4.  Heliot Ramos flies out to left fielder Nick Morabito.

Top 7th

  1.  Nick Morabito pops out to second baseman Anthony Volpe.
  2.  Francisco Lindor flies out to right fielder Heliot Ramos.
  3.  Juan Soto homers (25) on a fly ball to right center field.NYM 94%
  4.  Bo Bichette grounds out, shortstop George Lombard Jr. to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt.

Bot 7th

  1.  Amed Rosario lines out to right fielder Carson Benge.
  2.  Spencer Jones singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Carson Benge.
  3.  George Lombard Jr. walks. Spencer Jones to 2nd.
  4.  Anthony Volpe grounds into a double play, third baseman Bo Bichette to second baseman Marcus Semien to first baseman Jared Young. George Lombard Jr. out at 2nd. Anthony Volpe out at 1st.NYM 97%

Top 8th

  1.  Carson Benge called out on strikes.
  2.  Jared Young lines out to right fielder Heliot Ramos.
  3.  Marcus Semien singles on a ground ball to center fielder Spencer Jones.
  4.  A.J. Ewing walks. Marcus Semien to 2nd.
  5.  Luis Torrens doubles (14) on a line drive to left fielder Cody Bellinger. Marcus Semien scores. A.J. Ewing to 3rd.
  6.  Nick Morabito walks.
  7.  Francisco Lindor hits a grand slam (20) to right center field. A.J. Ewing scores. Luis Torrens scores. Nick Morabito scores.
  8.  Juan Soto grounds out, second baseman Anthony Volpe to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt.

Bot 8th

  1.  Ali Sánchez singles on a ground ball to center fielder A.J. Ewing.
  2.  Paul Goldschmidt lines out to right fielder Carson Benge.
  3.  Aaron Judge lines out to right fielder Carson Benge.
  4.  Cody Bellinger pops out to second baseman Marcus Semien.

Top 9th

  1.  Bo Bichette called out on strikes.
  2.  Carson Benge lines out to right fielder Heliot Ramos.
  3.  Jared Young homers (9) on a fly ball to right field.
  4.  Marcus Semien pops out softly to catcher Ali Sánchez in foul territory.

Bot 9th

  1.  Heliot Ramos singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Nick Morabito.
  2.  Amed Rosario flies out to left fielder Nick Morabito.
  3.  Spencer Jones strikes out swinging.
  4.  George Lombard Jr. strikes out on a foul tip.

Top 1st

  1.  NYM 1, NYY 0Francisco Lindor homers (19) on a fly ball to right field.

Top 2nd

  1.  NYM 3, NYY 0Luis Torrens homers (9) on a line drive to left field. Jared Young scores.NYM 78%

Top 3rd

  1.  NYM 4, NYY 0Carson Benge homers (17) on a fly ball to right center field.NYM 88%

Bot 4th

  1.  NYM 4, NYY 1Cody Bellinger singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. Paul Goldschmidt scores.

Top 5th

  1.  NYM 5, NYY 1Carson Benge singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Spencer Jones. Juan Soto scores.

Bot 6th

  1.  NYM 5, NYY 2Cody Bellinger homers (15) on a fly ball to right center field.NYM 89%

Top 7th

  1.  NYM 6, NYY 2Juan Soto homers (25) on a fly ball to right center field.NYM 94%

Top 8th

  1.  NYM 7, NYY 2Luis Torrens doubles (14) on a line drive to left fielder Cody Bellinger. Marcus Semien scores. A.J. Ewing to 3rd.
  2.  NYM 11, NYY 2Francisco Lindor hits a grand slam (20) to right center field. A.J. Ewing scores. Luis Torrens scores. Nick Morabito scores.

Top 9th

  1.  NYM 12, NYY 2Jared Young homers (9) on a fly ball to right field.

Win probability

Top 2nd · Biggest swing #1 · NYM 3–0 NYY

Luis Torrens homers (9) on a line drive to left field. Jared Young scores.

See it in the scoring summary
NYM 78%NYM +20 pts

Game leaders

MetsFlushing

YankeesBronx

Team stats

  • NYM 14HitsNYY 7
  • NYM 6Home runsNYY 1
  • NYM 2WalksNYY 1
  • NYM 7StrikeoutsNYY 6
  • NYM 8Left on baseNYY 14
All team stats
  • NYM 9.0IpNYY 9.0
  • NYM 7HNYY 14
  • NYM 2RNYY 12
  • NYM 2ErNYY 12
  • NYM 1BbNYY 2
  • NYM 6SoNYY 7
  • NYM 1HrNYY 6
  • NYM 106PNYY 160
  • NYM 12RNYY 2
  • NYM 22bNYY 1
  • NYM 12RbiNYY 2
  • NYM 40AbNYY 33
  • NYM 6ANYY 10
  • NYM 27PoNYY 27
  • NYM 33TcNYY 37

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Francisco Lindor SS5235201.234
Juan Soto DH5221101.275
Bo Bichette 3B5000001.263
Carson Benge RF5122101.273
Jared Young 1B5231100.272
Marcus Semien 2B5110000.219
A.J. Ewing CF3100012.253
Luis Torrens C4223101.245
Nick Morabito LF3110010.192
Totals40121412627

2B: Soto, Torrens.HR: Lindor 2, Soto, Benge, Young, Torrens.RBI: Lindor 5, Soto, Benge 2, Young, Torrens 3.LOB: 8.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Zac Thornton W7.052214813.44
Tobias Myers2.020002255.80

Video

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